1/ Moral theory says that the four purposes of punishment are * rehabilitation * retribution * incapacitation * restitution Rehab is a blue wet dream; it doesn't work Retribution is a red hypocrisy. God told us that vengeance is His alone, and also Orwell "revenge is sour".https://twitter.com/MorlockP/status/1469672087883243526 …
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3/ I like the Icelandic concept of "outlaw". If you defect from the legal system, you are no longer under the protection of the legal system. The State does not kill you ... but nor does the state care if you get killed.https://twitter.com/LAWGermany/status/1469683324058755081 …
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4/ that, but also ... rehab doesn't work. If you have some idea about how the kind of people who staff the DMV can change human nature, I'm all ears tho.https://twitter.com/braintree0173/status/1469681480444035074 …
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5/ well, we SHOULD exile hobos, fwiwhttps://twitter.com/averykimball/status/1469686637818961926 …
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Ah, yes, MEGA Country.
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Not to be confused with MEGA City which decidedly used methods other than exile.
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perverse incentives, the state doesn't want to encourage capital flight unless it's only hobos we exile
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