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> To what end? The satisfaction of revenge and the entertainment value of watching it televised.

• mrexroad 1mo ago
  And where does that end? Public stonings, where you can bid on the rocks? Cut a thief’s hand off?
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  • Retric 1mo ago
    Suggesting the death penalty when these crimes kill people is not advocating for a new type of punishment. Treating a burglary as more severe than a multi million dollar pension fraud seems backward by any metric beyond the social status of the criminals involved.
    • wizardforhire 1mo ago
      Well we all know now that the greatest crime is owning zines
      • Retric 1mo ago
        Murder is bad. This kind of harm is murder.
• trescenzi 1mo ago
  I enjoy Camus’ take on this. https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/albert-camus-reflections-on-the-guillotine https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/albert-camus-reflect...