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> it strips away any supposed appearance of justice being about re-education and not about plain punishment It's only hypocritical if the justice system claims
by GavinMcG 5y ago
> it strips away any supposed appearance of justice being about re-education and not about plain punishment
It's only hypocritical if the justice system claims to be solely about re-education. But you point out two other goals—deterrence and isolation—and there really are people out there who believe punishment is a moral good and a necessary component of justice.
- qalmakka 5y agoAs I've said in my other post, a penal system that focuses on punishment and not on rehabilitation is not positive for a society, because it doesn't actually help reducing the causes behing crime (and thus stop it from happening), and often degenerates towards being unfair to certain groups and minorities.