| Revenge is something you as an individual engage in. It is not something that the state engages in. Our criminal justice is not based on revenge. I'm honest to god just repeating shit from Introduction to Criminal Justice 101. And I don't need to ask a psychologist with twenty years in the field about sociopaths because I know one who teaches as an adjunct and who has had more than a few lectures regarding sociopaths.
In regards to deterrence. It is not a semantic argument when you are just using the wrong term. Deterrence is not about the individual that you are punishing and their learning not to do it again. That is much closer to rehabilitation. Deterrence is about other people who see that punishment and decide to not engage in similar behavior. You are "sending a message to criminals" and are demonstrating you are "tough on crime" and all that political blather. It is nothing like learning to not put your hand on the stove.
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Originally Posted by Utnayan  Tl:dr: Cuppycake fucked a guy in Vegas to get hired as a community manager. |
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