@Eternal Entropy yes, to the death fights. Most people wouldn't want to participate. But it could be a form of punishment that people who had greatly offended society in some way could gain their freedom back. Or voluntarily for people stupid enough to want to do it for fun.

But I think if we had regular combat sports, other sports would have a hard time competing for attention.

Better that than french guillotine parties I suppose.

Although the worst of the worst could never be gladiators.

can't allow scum to become potential hero's

Like what if people sentenced to the death penalty could choose if they wanted to be gladiator as a punishment option.

Then if they win, they are pardoned assuming they promise to never break X law again.

Well there might be another problem too

fights I bet often would be suicide fests

Yeah, depends on the crime. Like spies and traitors don't get the option.

I mean I'm sure under some circumstances it could work

But let's say you have life in prison for tax fraud or something.

myea

You could opt for release.

and ofc 1 dies and is less expense on the state

Gladiator would pay cash prize of course.

You could pay your debts.

yea and with glad status he could become an upstanding neo-roman

with all the gusto too be a producer

I think prison is inhumane and expensive. should be done away with. Fines, public lashings, gladiators, and death penalty would be way better.

yea and plenty of public service

have them dig gravel

make tar

and literally make new roads

I don't like public service much either. It should only be done in cases where they are too stupid to earn an income to pay a fine.

I'm for banishment to camps where utter self-sufficiency is required

You want a CEO that committed tax fraud to continue running his company. Just stop the fraud.

das raycis

Don't put a CEO in a ditch.

yea, you put him in office instead 😄

I agree prisons are inhumane

Warehousing people

I mean the best way to extract service from someone is through a fine.

Enslavement is only for people too stupid to earn their own income.

Work sets you free

Perhaps a work program

In some cases

They have to work for the state for x amount of time for minor offenses

works

hell yeah

Freedom card

Dang

That’s p cool