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> Punishment is a legitimate role for society; it is not juvenile. How so? Who benefits from punishment, and what do you mean by "legitimate"? Do you consider
by conanite 13y ago
> Punishment is a legitimate role for society; it is not juvenile.
How so? Who benefits from punishment, and what do you mean by "legitimate"? Do you consider punishment ethical?
- noselasd 13y ago> Who benefits from punishment ? Society benefits, in that it is deterrent to crime and as a tool to uphold law. But that doesn't mean that the punishment should be the highest priority for imprisonment.
- JackFr 13y agoWell the dictionary definition of society is: the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community. "More or less ordered" comes from the creation and enforcement of norms. That's how I get legitimate. I do consider punishment ethical, from a utilitarian perspective it acts as a deterrent, and preventing men from benefiting from evil acts appeals to a human sense of justice and well ordering.