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When the assessed damages are way out of proportion, that's in the realm of "making an example", i.e. punishment.
by HPsquared 2y ago
When the assessed damages are way out of proportion, that's in the realm of "making an example", i.e. punishment.
- cess11 2y agoWho are you quoting? None of what I've written in this thread is about the correctness in how damages are measured, I don't see the relevance of your comment. To me it seems like you're confusing suffering with punishment. Debt is commonly painful, but it's not a punishment. The purpose of paying damages is to substitute someone else for harm you've caused. This is altogether another purpose than punishments. Paying damages is a reparation, punishment is based in another set of principles.