ImModest Proposal1_peach_2_peachFebruary 6 2009, 22:46:07 UTC
Ha! Would that only be 10, or would you just not be found out anymore?
That's an interesting theory by Beccaria--one I'd like to know more about. Is he (or she?) saying that no punishment works because there is always a chance you won't get caught? I wonder what he thinks the goal(s) of punishment is (or are) and how success is to be measured. I'm not really going that far--trying to make the deterrent/punishment as painful, efficient, and universal as possible--I'm just saying that the risk that naturally exists is a healthy, important deterrent. I acknowledge that those kinds of risks don't stop everyone, though. I just watched a couple of video clips of idiots rollerblading off of rooftops and into traffic, etc., so I admit common sense doesn't work on everyone.
As for me, I'm not suggesting that we prosecute (or persecute) women who have abortions. If abortion became illegal, then I'd be all for some kind of punishment, but I don't know exactly what that would be at this point. Let's leave the amputation to the Muslims. What do you say we just give them each a donut as they leave the doctor's office, and send them some pictures in a couple of days?
That's an interesting theory by Beccaria--one I'd like to know more about. Is he (or she?) saying that no punishment works because there is always a chance you won't get caught? I wonder what he thinks the goal(s) of punishment is (or are) and how success is to be measured. I'm not really going that far--trying to make the deterrent/punishment as painful, efficient, and universal as possible--I'm just saying that the risk that naturally exists is a healthy, important deterrent. I acknowledge that those kinds of risks don't stop everyone, though. I just watched a couple of video clips of idiots rollerblading off of rooftops and into traffic, etc., so I admit common sense doesn't work on everyone.
As for me, I'm not suggesting that we prosecute (or persecute) women who have abortions. If abortion became illegal, then I'd be all for some kind of punishment, but I don't know exactly what that would be at this point. Let's leave the amputation to the Muslims. What do you say we just give them each a donut as they leave the doctor's office, and send them some pictures in a couple of days?
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