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Justice has more than one aim. Deterrence and rehabilitation are two of them, so is the preservation of social order. But justice is also retributive. Retributi
by kiba 6y ago
Justice has more than one aim. Deterrence and rehabilitation are two of them, so is the preservation of social order. But justice is also retributive. Retribution isn't about hate, whatever modern confusion tells you. That's why we aim to have qualified impartial third-parties (judges) who are supposed to adjudicate such things instead of leaving things up to a hate-filled lynch mob, one that often confuses envy with anger at injustice.
And Norwegian society operate just fine with Breivik playing xbox in prison.
In the end, retribution still doesn't fix anything. We're machines. We should act like this is true, not surrender to our monkey brain.