I agree that punishment for the sake of punishment is useless. I like your idea of taking away his licence and creating some kind of of payback system instead. Lots of community service, talks at high schools or other groups about the very real consequences of texting and driving.
But why does our current system work the way it does? I guess because basic eye for an eye type retribution is easier and more emotionally satisfying for many than the harder work (harder for the victims emotionally, harder for everyone really) of real rehabilitation and prevention.
If it was my family who had been killed through someone else's negligence, I'd probably feel the same anger and desire to just hurt that person. But from a distance, we can see how futile that really is.
But why does our current system work the way it does? I guess because basic eye for an eye type retribution is easier and more emotionally satisfying for many than the harder work (harder for the victims emotionally, harder for everyone really) of real rehabilitation and prevention.
If it was my family who had been killed through someone else's negligence, I'd probably feel the same anger and desire to just hurt that person. But from a distance, we can see how futile that really is.
“Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where's it going to end?”
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
