Re: The purpose of punishment
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revenge (that's a BIG one, and imho closely related to justice)
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Justice should have absolutely nothing to do with revenge. Justice in the sense you are using it, ie state imposed sentences against criminal acts, is a matter of the state imposing sentence.Revenge is a personal matter concerning the victims of crime and in my view should be divorced from considerations of what are appropriate for various crimes.
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