Oh, I'm not denying the role of punishment as a preventative measure.
My concern here is entirely on who claim to be the receiver of damage. Generic things like "harm to society" have an unfortunate habit of meaning "whatever the majority/ruling class doesn't like"; such as the application of the death penalty for working on the Sabbath.
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Date: 2009-12-14 10:07 pm (UTC)My concern here is entirely on who claim to be the receiver of damage. Generic things like "harm to society" have an unfortunate habit of meaning "whatever the majority/ruling class doesn't like"; such as the application of the death penalty for working on the Sabbath.