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Will the perpetrator's suffering make the victim un-robbed?
by mfringel 10y ago
Will the perpetrator's suffering make the victim un-robbed?
- p1esk 10y agoIt might make some victims feel better, which can be considered a form of a moral compensation.
- mfringel 10y agoIt might.... under what circumstances? some victims.... which ones? can be considered.... by who?
- p1esk 10y agoWell, I would've certainly felt better knowing that the guy who robbed me got punished.
- mfringel 10y agoNote that we're talking about a justice system that rehabilitates vs. one that punishes. Do you care which one happens to the perp, with the knowledge that they will be back in society at some point?
- p1esk 10y agoWhy do we have to choose between rehabilitation and punishment? The goal should be "If you did the crime, you will be punished, but while you're being punished, we can help you become a better person".
- yeahsurebut888 10y agoSo would therapy. It's a lot cheaper financially and morally. There is no benefit to society as a whole burden itself with such things in order to make "some victims" feel better. Perhaps we could do better at caring for criminals who became criminals from mental disease (quite a few actually), and those who felt they had no other choice (even more). We'd make fewer victims in the first place.
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