Sure, punishment satisfies some base desire of mine to see "justice" done ... but how just is it? I'm deeply distrustful of laws based on emotion. In one sense, our entire system of justice is predicated on punishment, in the sense that in cases like abuse, rape, murder, and so on, no punishment at all can repair the life-altering effects of the crime. Nothing. And so at that point, it seems clear to me that punishment is the motivation at least in part.
Wish I had a more useful answer, but there's a reason why I'm a retail manager and not a judge, I guess.
Wish I had a more useful answer, but there's a reason why I'm a retail manager and not a judge, I guess.
