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Reconsidering General Deterrence

Mark Bennett | March 31, 2008

PJ wrote, in response to a comment of mine to The Only Viable Threat:

I will take exception to your claiming deterrence of others as a legitimate purpose of punishment. It ought to be considered unethical to harm people for the purpose of teaching other people something. For example, if a judge determines that, based on [...]