"apathy" is an understatement. Surveys show clearly that many people in the US, compared to other cultures, firmly believe in punitive justice. People who brok

"apathy" is an understatement. Surveys show clearly that many people in the US, compared to other cultures, firmly believe in punitive justice. People who broke the law are seen as "deserving" to suffer in order to restore a "just" world. Even if the suffering is not effective as a deterrent or as part of a healing process, it's expected for a philosophical (or religious) reason.