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> FYI "because I want the person to suffer" is not a valid reason to lock someone up. I don't know if it's valid, but it certainly a reason why we lock people
by yodsanklai 12y ago
> FYI "because I want the person to suffer" is not a valid reason to lock someone up.
I don't know if it's valid, but it certainly a reason why we lock people up. "An eye for an eye" is a universal principle and I assume victims expect some type of revenge. Maybe that's something we should refrain from in a perfect world, but I don't think we're there yet!
- joshstrange 12y ago"An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind" I think that concept is fundamentally flawed... I don't think it's sustainable or really fair.
- venomsnake 12y agoAnd how can we murder the Aurora shooter 17 times?
- JanezStupar 12y agoDon't know about you, but to me punishment is about first and foremost protecting the society from persons actions and about offering a chance for redemption/improvement. Vengeance is never a good agenda. Eye for an eye is an universal sadist principle.
- Squarel 12y agoOther countries put people in prison to protect the public, not to make them suffer. Many countries dropped the victorian method (lock people up and throw away the key, and lock them up in fairly nasty conditions)of prisons when they figured out it does not work. How much they have varied from the Victorian method of prisons depends on the country, from Scandinavia at the one end,to the UK at the other.
- vacri 12y ago"An eye for an eye" is a universal principle No, it's not. It's a common desire, but it is not universal. And plenty of victims of various crimes don't want revenge, but to just put the whole affair behind them.