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Is punishment necessary to right an injustice?
Main theories for punishment
retribution
deterrance
reform
Prevention of further crime can be a practical result of imprisonment, but that isn't a motivation to punish.
There is a substantial body ...
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Is punishment necessary to right an injustice?
Punishment is the natural mechanism to discourage a specific behavior. Imitating nature is wise.
So, yes.
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Is punishment necessary to right an injustice?
One might "punish" someone:
to prevent them from committing future offences
to prevent/dissuade others from committing a similar offence
to just generally make other people feel better ...
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Is punishment necessary to right an injustice?
There is a private and a public aspect to this question. If it is a private matter, one party has the right not to know, and the other has the right to privacy. My next thoughts are on the public ...
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When is a legal failing an injustice?
The law is intended to dispense justice, so in that sense, any legal failing would be injustice.
That said, the legal system isn't perfect, it's constructed by imperfect humans, and it may be based on ...
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When is a legal failing an injustice?
It depends on your definition of "Justice"
Hypothetical scenario: if I knock out your tooth, and you — in response — knock out one of mine mine, has justice been achieved?
In the stone age, ...
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When is a legal failing an injustice?
The most palpable cases where we feel injustice is when we witness a crime against a specific person or group and nothing is done -- basically a conscious turning of a blind eye to a crime or an inept ...
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