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To: Neocon who wrote (15355)	6/24/2002 11:35:19 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (3) of 21057

When someone is tried, he is being made accountable. When convicted, he has been designated responsible. It would seem to me that, at this point, he has not "gotten away with it." If that is all that is required, then that's all we need to do. But holding people accountable is not all there is. Beyond that, we need to protect society from further offenses by both the convicted party and other similarly situated potential offenders. We also need to provide reparations to the victim to the extent that we can. I don't see that a schedule of jail terms based on crime severity serves those purposes very well. It may reinforce some element of our "deep culture" but it isn't very sensible because it doesn't meet the practical needs of society. It is the only paradigm, because it is the only way we can show that we take matters of justice seriously, rather than letting people sneer at the rules. I think I have already proven my original point, which is that there is more than one possible paradigm. You are into the cosmic morality paradigm and I am into a utilitarian paradigm. Point to me.

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