2/ David Friedman's book "Law's Order" has a very good overview of the economics and game theory over why some things are torts and some are crimes If a successful mugger keeps his money, and a mugger who is caught returns it ... smart strategy is to mug A LOT. Expected ROI > 0
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3/ I'm old school. If a mugger is caught and has no wealth to make restitution with ... well, he's got labor. Sell him into slavery for some duration of time.https://twitter.com/TomDCL/status/1113487899813720070 …
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That said, non-incarceration punishment is underrated.
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Bring *clap* back *clap* ostracism *clap*
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valid response I think these are reconcileable, but let me think on this
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What are Compensatory vs Punitive damages?
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punitive are rare ...and can only be assessed on people who have some net worth
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