@PhilosophyExp It's a message to others who would not commit crime rather than being punished.
Not convinced there are sound justifications for retribution either. Some sort of cosmic balancing act? Satisfaction of desires?
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@say_cem That argument very rapidly runs into difficult. Either you accept that it might be justified to punish the innocent for the same
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@PhilosophyExp One view: Suffering is the only true teacher of compassion, and (many) people want the guilty to learn. -
@elsewherever Why only the guilty? That's where retributive impulse comes into play. Why not teach innocent compassion by punishing them? -
@PhilosophyExp Conjecture: The innocent haven't yet set off reaction. Action leads to Reaction. (But too many suffer needlessly, unjustly.)
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@PhilosophyExp there is no need for sound justifications in a democracy. The majority vote rules.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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