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It's very unusual and ironic to find an argument _for_ punitive incarceration here on HN, which is more typically a bastion of anti-incarceration advocacy. I g
by eplanit 12y ago
It's very unusual and ironic to find an argument _for_ punitive incarceration here on HN, which is more typically a bastion of anti-incarceration advocacy. I guess it depends on where societies' and governments' fears lie (the more representative the gov't is the more these fears overlap).
- ams6110 12y agoThe ususal stance is against punitive incarceration for crimes like drug posession and maybe even sex trade activities. Crimes where someone is actually harmed? I don't think you see a lot of arguments againts punishment for those.
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- wtbob 12y ago> Crimes where someone is actually harmed? Is doxxing actual harm, or merely the threat of actual harm? (Not that it's not bad; not that it shouldn't be illegal; but it's not the same as assault)
- grecy 12y agoActually, assault is defined as "the threat of physical harm". (no physical contact is required) Battery is the actual physical harm. This is very common misunderstanding. http://www.northvanpac.org/p/bccpac.html http://www.northvanpac.org/p/bccpac.html