It could be; but, the ones advocating for the punitive punishments rarely consider that their own heads could be next on the chopping block (sometimes literally).
There’s also a bunch of research that seems to say that rehabilitation is typically better at preventing crime.
Because rehabilitation is more effective
Punitive justice won’t change the way people think, the cycle will just repeat
Things like the death sentence don’t work, because people are still murdering, even though they know that they face execution for it
It’s a pointless punishment
It’s a pointless punishment
Idk, there are some pieces of shit that just need a bullet to the head. Serial killers/rapists don’t need rehabilitation. They need to be erased.
I want to preempt this by apologizing if you are a victim yourself, or at least say I don’t speak for all victims. That said, threatening violence - unless as immediate defense - is not moral within my view. I’ve been raped and had loved ones violently murdered. I would not wish pain on those responsible. I want them to understand and grow as people. Maybe it will never happen, and I can accept that. I can’t accept loosening my moral standards and sinking to their level.
Sequestering them from society is more preferable. Requiring therapy. Community service.
I’ve been in therapy off and on for years. One piece of advice a therapist gave me that I’ll never forget is to never stop being an idealist.
For me, personal justice almost has to be punitive. But I’m an asshole. And more importantly, I’m not society, just an insubstantial slice of it. Any study on how to deal with crime shows that punitive measures rarely, if ever, increase the wellness of society. Rehabilitation, understanding, hippie dippy shit, has a much greater positive impact on society, as hard as that may be to stomach. Facts are facts, regardless of feelings.
