Re:Martin Shkreli indictment [pdf]
by homulilly on Thursday December 17, 2015 @03:14PM
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I agree with you on the jail comments not being appropriate but doing something through proxy doesn't make you less culpable. drone pilots still get ptsd (the ones with a conscience at least). Shkreli isn't a good guy on the wrong path, he's an actual psychopath and while I honestly don't think any non-violent criminals "deserve" the hell that is US prison, if it keeps him from exploiting and harming more people it's a net gain for society and that's what's important.
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Re:Martin Shkreli indictment [pdf]
by vezzy-fnord on Thursday December 17, 2015 @03:24PM
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it's a net gain for society and that's what's important
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_monster
(Assumes cardinal utility, but it still works.)
Not talking about utilitarianism, I'm talking about social stability.
Re:Martin Shkreli indictment [pdf]
by vezzy-fnord on Thursday December 17, 2015 @04:05PM
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I'm not sure how incarcerating people deemed to prove a "net social loss" by some nebulous criteria promotes social stability. Hell, if we're going to be this loose, why not just kill them so no resources are spent for prisoner care?