We're learning more about the craving that fuels self-defeating habits

Re:We're learning more about the craving that fuels self-def... by scardine on Monday September 25, 2017 @02:08PM (#15332630)

This line of ethical questioning is behind the plot of Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel "A Clockwork Orange". The main character Alex is subject of an experimental aversion therapy for rehabilitating criminals but the method is flawed and leads to unfair consequences for him.

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Re:We're learning more about the craving that fuels self-def... by civilian on Monday September 25, 2017 @07:02PM (#15334889)

I'm generally in favor of rehabilitation, but in the case of Alex, I thought that the punishment was fitting.

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Re:We're learning more about the craving that fuels self-def... by rwnspace on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @10:36AM (#15339005)

Well that's the major question, as far as I'm concerned. Does the punishment fit the crime? Are there punishments for which there are no fitting crimes?

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