RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes.
January 2, 2022 at 12:32 am
(This post was last modified: January 2, 2022 at 12:35 am by Astreja.)
Restorative justice [link], which promotes reparations over vengeance, is vastly superior to punitive "make an example of the criminal" justice.
What part of "No. Fucking. Exceptions." did you not get, Winter?
Two wrongs do not make a right. Imprison a criminal to keep them from harming someone else, yes. Physically maim them, no. To do so is a crime in itself.
(January 2, 2022 at 12:31 am)WinterHold Wrote:(January 1, 2022 at 11:16 pm)Astreja Wrote: No; I reject that rationalization. The punishment must fit the crime and not surpass it, and taking away a living body part as retaliation for the loss of a non-living item is blatant injustice.
Always.
No. Fucking. Exceptions.
And any society that permits such injustice is a society that deserves to fail so that it can be replaced by a more sane one.
The brain is a living organ just like your hands. If you cause a permanent trauma to it then the person ceases to function probably...
What part of "No. Fucking. Exceptions." did you not get, Winter?
Two wrongs do not make a right. Imprison a criminal to keep them from harming someone else, yes. Physically maim them, no. To do so is a crime in itself.
