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To: Mama Bear who wrote (2651)	5/8/1999 5:51:00 PM
From: Dave Reed	Read Replies (2) of 13056

I've thought about this issue a lot. It depends upon what you mean when you say harsh punishment. To me, getting some kind of restitution to the victim is the most important thing. Criminals should bare the full cost of their behavior. Removing someone from society who has shown a propensity to harm others is also legitimate, in my opinion. I am against other types of punishment such as taking someone's life (other than as an immediate act of self defense) or any type of cruel and unusual punishment. When you start to view punishment as a tool of morality (he is evil so we must hurt him), then I take issue. I think morality should be outside the scope of government. Even though I find the use of force to be morally wrong, I don't want people who use force to be punished for moral failure. What is important is that the victims are compensated and that the rest of society is protected. Dave

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