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That's not a practical but a moral one. Practically speaking, the errors would be extremely rare and the gains for the whole society massive.
by a-french-anon 2y ago
That's not a practical but a moral one. Practically speaking, the errors would be extremely rare and the gains for the whole society massive.
- dpassens 2y agoHow is any error rate, no matter how small, acceptable when it comes to killing people?
- SideburnsOfDoom 2y agoParent poster a-french-anon may be wrong or at least is making unsubstantiated wishful claims about costs and benefits - "the errors would be extremely rare" - would they really? And would they be evenly spread over in-groups and out-groups? But at least the question "how is that acceptable?" is in fact a question of a moral nature. It's unacceptable, but it is unacceptable because it is immoral.
- Dylan16807 2y agoHow is any error rate, no matter how small, acceptable when it comes to locking people up for the rest of their lives? While I don't like the death penalty I don't think it's that different from a very long sentence. I don't think it makes sense to say that any punishment needs an absolutely perfect error rate.