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I’m starting to think that maybe we should give robocallers the death penalty. Maybe there’s some sort of humanist counterargument, but I can’t think of any rig
by labster 7y ago
I’m starting to think that maybe we should give robocallers the death penalty. Maybe there’s some sort of humanist counterargument, but I can’t think of any right now. Annoying millions and defrauding hundreds of people daily has got to cause at least as much cumulative social disruption as murder, right?
- tenebrisalietum 7y agoMurder is irreversible, whereas economic damage is able to be remedied through restitution (not that it is 100% of the time, but 100% of the time you cannot restitute murder). Capital, irreversible punishment should be for capital, irreversible acts. Why do people perform transactions or give ANY trust over phone calls they didn't initiate directly or indirectly? It's not rocket science and I'm sorry old people are so trusting but at this point everyone should know better. At some point people have to pay for their stupidity unless you want to assign everyone a personal babysitter.
- greggyb 7y agoPunishment should be commensurate with crime. If the penalty for robocalling is death, then there's no disincentive from performing worse crimes to avoid punishment for robocalling. If I'm already at risk of death penalty, I'll have fewer compunctions about assaulting or killing someone who threatens to out me.