#(My workplace went into lockdown this year because of a nearby shooter)

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Oh wow, this is an excellent post! These are the kinds of things I wish I knew when I wrote my meta on philosophies of justice in YR a while back. The focus on what rehabilitative justice looks like in theory and practice was especially interesting to me, living in a country where justice is much, much more retributive, even for minors.

(This may not be a popular opinion for me to hold in this fandom, but an ending where Wilhelm and Simon get a sweet Happily Ever After won’t feel fully—hopeful? cathartic? something—to me unless it’s also an ending where August has a fighting chance at rehabilitation. I don’t condone what he did one bit, but I also don’t want to see a scenario where he’s never able to change and grow—or worse, where he becomes a repeat offender, forever trapped in a cycle of hurting others and himself. I also find “rehabilitation” to be a more interesting idea to explore than “redemption” which is a word that feels like it carries too much baggage from fandoms past. We don’t have to see it all happen onscreen but I just want to know there’s the possibility of it, somehow.)

The notes on Simon and Wilhelm and how they fit into things was also fascinating. It’s clear to me that Lisa set all the crimes up to be very entangled, and didn’t create space for an easy solution. I have no idea how she’s going to untangle all of it in six episodes, but I’m so curious to see how everything’s gonna play out.

Thank you so much for sharing, @sflow-er!

YR Season 3 speculations: a layperson’s take on the criminal justice side

I’ve been considering making this kind of post for a while, because I’ve seen a lot of hopeful takes on how things are going to play out now that Sara has called the police, and I feel like I could add some perspective for those less familiar with the Swedish justice system. I hesitate to do it because I’m just a layperson and not even from Sweden but the next country over - but our justice systems are reasonably similar, I’ve spent a lot of time poring over relevant sources on Swedish law and justice, and @scatteredpiecesofme encouraged me to do this after our conversation yesterday.

So, here goes, haha.

As usual, I could very well be wrong about some things, and I welcome any additions or corrections!

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