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> Financial crimes deserve a financial penalty. Can you explain this one? Do you believe violent crimes require a violent penalty?

• colechristensen 4y ago
  >Do you believe violent crimes require a violent penalty? In many cases, yes.
• prvit 4y ago
  > Do you believe violent crimes require a violent penalty? It’s certainly a common belief, imprisoning someone is inherently a violent penalty.
  • josefx 4y ago
    So the people stuck sorting out his mess, having to spend weeks in office going through the paperwork generated by one shell company after the other, should also file charges against him for aggravated assault?
    • prvit 4y ago
      People get paid for that, it’s a job.
      • josefx 4y ago
        So it is okay when we exchange captivity for money? So if we converted the money he stole into an hourly rate we could stick him into prison until the sun burns out and call it a job?
        • prvit 4y ago
          If someone else assigns you a job, it’s called slavery.
          • josefx 4y ago
            He clearly took payment in advance for it and knew spending time would be part of it if he was caught. So he basically signed up for it himself.
• legitster 4y ago
  No, but the only strong case for imprisonment as a punishment is to separate violent people from the rest of society.
  • mensetmanusman 4y ago
    That is a form of violence. Think about how many people commit suicide when they lose money for one reason or another.
• alexseman 4y ago