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To: PapaNew
Punishment is, and will always be a deterrent in society.
CONSEQUENCES are and will always be a deterrent but the purpose of those consequences can be something other than punishment.

It appears you want to give different names to old ideas. Perhaps you think that changes them.

You keep describing punishment, and pretending it is something different.

Have a great day, God Bless.

190 posted on 05/05/2014 5:19:13 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: thackney
You keep describing punishment, and pretending it is something different.

A sentence for the purpose of retribution (punishment) may look the same as a sentence with the purpose of restraint and protection, like imprisonment. But you should be able to see that the difference in the reasons and goals for incarceration will be clearly seen in the different methods and approaches of how the whole "Dept of Corrections" is set up and the means by which the sentence is carried out and implemented.

For example, today, "punishment" means that a dangerous criminal is let go because he's "done his time." There is ofttimes relatively little concern for the safety of society or victims, restitution, or rehabilitation. That makes sense because those were not the reasons for incarceration in the first place. But under sentencing for the express purpose of restraint and protection of society and restitution, the priority would be keeping society safe, repaying the victim where possible and reasonable, and verifiable rehab.

191 posted on 05/05/2014 11:50:02 AM PDT by PapaNew
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