RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes.
January 3, 2022 at 2:45 am
(January 2, 2022 at 9:36 pm)WinterHold Wrote:(January 2, 2022 at 12:32 am)Astreja Wrote: 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.
If I only "imprisoned" the criminal, then I neglected the victim and banned them -by force- from their right to see the abuser pay for their deeds.
Who said that prison is a fair retribution for crimes such as rape, loot, murder & pillage? I just told you these crimes leave a "permanent stigma".
This will create an inflating bubble of hate & grudge that would end up bursting with vendettas and reflective waves of vengeance.
The rise of populism is my proof. Masses proved that they prefer the populous speech over yours; their motive were clear: they want blind vengeance from the whole world.
Cause? the bubble I just told you about bursted.
It will burst again, believe me.
Maybe I don't follow the news well enough - I am unaware of 'vendettas and reflective waves of vengeance' caused by prisoners being put into prison.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
