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There are quite a few people who murder despite the risk of incarceration. I would love a system that approaches it more like: "you've lost trust of this civil
by jmcqk6 19d ago
There are quite a few people who murder despite the risk of incarceration. I would love a system that approaches it more like: "you've lost trust of this civilization to act in good faith, and now you will be contained in a way that can rebuild that trust, and you will not be allowed to re-enter this civilization until you have indeed rebuilt that trust."
We'll probably never get there.
- phkahler 19d agoThere are quite a few people who murder despite the risk of incarceration. I hate to think how many people would kill if it were not illegal. Think about that. Then tell me its not a deterrent.
- jmcqk6 18d agoI have no doubt that it can be a deterrent for some. The question is more about whether this is the optimal strategy for addressing the problem.
- intended 18d agoThe greater deterrent is knowing you will be caught.
- longor1996 18d agoNot a lot of people, because if you went and murdered someone, their family (if they have any) would presumably just murder you in turn.
- mitxela 18d agoThat would make it a lot of people, then. Because now your family murders their family and their family murders your family.
- longor1996 18d agoYep, and the understandable fear/worry/expectation/knowledge of that possibility happening, is part of the reason that (usually) stops that cycle from starting in the first place.
- pjmlp 18d agoEasy to figure out when looking back into history and past times where that was accepted even as means to sort out honour issues or bar fights.