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> If they continue to think they did the right thing, sure. That’s incapacitation. But prioritising retribution isn’t helpful when restitution and deterrence ar
by lmm 3y ago
> If they continue to think they did the right thing, sure. That’s incapacitation. But prioritising retribution isn’t helpful when restitution and deterrence are unfulfilled.
Firing would be a deterrent. Given qualified immunity, the consequences for this kind of abuse of power are small, and that's a factor in why so much of it happens.