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> You, who have betrayed your nation and its security, will never again enjoy its protection. Which can also be accomplished by exile instead of killing.
by pilsetnieks 10y ago
> You, who have betrayed your nation and its security, will never again enjoy its protection.
Which can also be accomplished by exile instead of killing.
- adrianN 10y agoThe world ran out of Australias to send people to.
- majewsky 10y agoThat might be an interesting venue for space travel. Gather a bunch of convicts sentenced to exile, put them in a space ship where they can sustain themselves for the rest of their life [1], and send the ship onto a locked course into outer space. [1] At least in theory. In practice, a society of convicts will likely not hold up very long.
- marcoperaza 10y agoRetribution is a legitimate end of justice. Aside from the practical impossibility of exile as punishment in the modern world, I don't think exile fits the gravity of the crime of treason.
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