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I concur, but I think my point still stands: on its own, that's not enough to justify the existence of the whole machine. There are far cheaper ways to mete out
by ifyoubuildit 3y ago
I concur, but I think my point still stands: on its own, that's not enough to justify the existence of the whole machine. There are far cheaper ways to mete out punishment.
- zozbot234 3y agoYou don't want punishment to be cheap, it leads to very bad incentives. Expensive punishment means that it's in everyone's self interest to actually make sure that they're punishing the right guy. If effective rehabilitation turns out to be costly, that's not a bad thing either.