Perhaps an extension, then: "Would I want this to happen to $LOVED_ONE, if they were convicted of $HEINOUS_CRIME?" This may permit consideration of the relativ

Perhaps an extension, then: "Would I want this to happen to $LOVED_ONE, if they were convicted of $HEINOUS_CRIME?" This may permit consideration of the relative social value of the punishment, alloyed with the emotional bias provided by the context.