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> this guy was going to die anyways, why not save someone's life in the process? because, like private "for profit" prisons, it incentivises bad things. Sci-f
by SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago
> this guy was going to die anyways, why not save someone's life in the process?
because, like private "for profit" prisons, it incentivises bad things.
Sci-fi short story on this topic, 1967: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jigsaw_Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jigsaw_Man
- 1024core 5y agoI'm not justifying it; this is what the mom said. I know it incentivizes wrong behavior, hence the discussion.
- Pxtl 5y agoNot just a short, Niven wrote numerous books on the subject. For example, "A Gift From Earth" was about a bloody revolution on a colony planet where the ruling class oppressed the working class via executions through organ harvesting.
- SideburnsOfDoom 5y agoTrue. I have a copy of "A Gift From Earth" here, in the same volume as the "Tales of Known Space" short stories which includes the one mentioned above, and "World of Ptavvs".
- throw0101a 5y ago> because, like private "for profit" prisons, it incentivises bad things. See also the movie Repo Men based on The Repossession Mambo by Eric Garcia: > In 2025, advancements in medical technology have perfected bio-mechanical organs. A corporation known as The Union sells these expensive "artiforgs" on credit, and when customers are unable or unwilling to pay for their artiforgs The Union sends "repo men" to locate and forcibly repossess the organ - invariably resulting in the death of the owner. […] * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repo_Men https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repo_Men