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This line of ethical questioning is behind the plot of Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel "A Clockwork Orange". The main character Alex is subject of an experimental

This line of ethical questioning is behind the plot of Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel "A Clockwork Orange". The main character Alex is subject of an experimental aversion therapy for rehabilitating criminals but the method is flawed and leads to unfair consequences for him.

civilian 9y ago
I'm generally in favor of rehabilitation, but in the case of Alex, I thought that the punishment was fitting.
- rwnspace 9y ago
  Well that's the major question, as far as I'm concerned. Does the punishment fit the crime? Are there punishments for which there are no fitting crimes?