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Are there any examples of family member punishments deterring actual criminals from committing actual crimes? All those tyrannies use it to prevent good people
by entropyneur 3y ago
Are there any examples of family member punishments deterring actual criminals from committing actual crimes? All those tyrannies use it to prevent good people from doing good things (or normal people doing normal things). People commit crimes because they don't have regard for others' well-being. I'm not convinced that a concern for their kin would stop a significant percentage of wrong-doers. Furthermore, for it to even have a chance to work, the harm you inflict on the family of the criminal must greatly exceed the harm of the crime (e.g. you steal a car and a car is taken away from your family member if you are caught - I can't imagine this making even the slightest dent in the criminal's motivation). Thus, even the straightforward consequentialist calculation isn't working.
- mrweasel 3y ago> Are there any examples of family member punishments deterring actual criminals from committing actual crimes? Denmark has this strange law that allows families to be kicked out of apartments in certain areas if their children continues to commit crimes (and let's be honest it's targeted at male immigrants from the middle east). So if a young man living at home is caught committing crime repeatably, then the family will get a warning letting them know that their sons activities can cause them to lose their apartment. The idea is that the parents will step in and take action where the government can't or fails. Not sure if it deters crime, but it does help motivate families to step in.