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If we are committed to the mercenary approach, we would have to define how bad a murder is "in dollars". If you think we should be focused on justice instead o
by lliiffee 16y ago
If we are committed to the mercenary approach, we would have to define how bad a murder is "in dollars".
If you think we should be focused on justice instead of a cold cost-benefit analysis, may I suggest defining how valuable justice is, in dollars? (I'm joking, I think...)
- matwood 16y agoYou mean putting a dollar number on a human life? This is done everyday by actuaries primarily for insurance purposes.
- lliiffee 16y agoI meant that I was joking about putting a dollar number on "justice". Although, I'm not sure how unreasonable that is.
- hugh3 16y agoWhatever dollar value may be put on a human life for insurance purposes it's not an actual value. For instance, I can't pay that amount and then kill you.