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Used judiciously, the threat of punishment is a deterrent. I would agree that there is something a bit unnerving about a clamour for punitive incarceration, it smacks of mob justice, but you do have to take into account the feelings and wishes of the victims. The sentence handed down also effects their ability to come to terms with what happened and to move on from it.
i think we're on the same page. there's punishment as a deterrent and punishment for punishment's sake. i think the legal system sits some where between the two.
completely unnerving. it's human nature to want to blame someone or something all the time.
i've never put proper thought into considering that victims would want punishment, interesting point. always try and look at these things from an utilitarian perspective.
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Used judiciously, the threat of punishment is a deterrent. I would agree that there is something a bit unnerving about a clamour for punitive incarceration, it smacks of mob justice, but you do have to take into account the feelings and wishes of the victims. The sentence handed down also effects their ability to come to terms with what happened and to move on from it.