"The alternative it to punish people before they commit a crime, and that seems immoral at best." Isn't a "attempted X" quite common crime? I.e. attempted murd

"The alternative it to punish people before they commit a crime, and that seems immoral at best." Isn't a "attempted X" quite common crime? I.e. attempted murder. I would say it is quite common and moral to punnish people before they commit the crime.