Very true. In many case deterrence would be better accomplished by a brief, intense punishment (basically anything physically painful that doesn’t cause permanent damage). But that would be too icky to tolerate in our ‘enlightened’ age, so instead we lock petty criminals up in prison for months or years.
I’ve always found it odd that harming someone via deprivation of positive experience is considered ‘enlightened’, but inflicting negative experiences is ‘barbaric’.
Very true. In many case deterrence would be better accomplished by a brief, intense punishment (basically anything physically painful that doesn’t cause permanent damage). But that would be too icky to tolerate in our ‘enlightened’ age, so instead we lock petty criminals up in prison for months or years.
I’ve always found it odd that harming someone via deprivation of positive experience is considered ‘enlightened’, but inflicting negative experiences is ‘barbaric’.