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Re:Hitman hires hitman who hires hitman who hires hitman who... by andrewflnr on Saturday October 26, 2019 @06:43PM (#21366730)
You lost me at point 1. Punishment that varies randomly is unjust.
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Re:Hitman hires hitman who hires hitman who hires hitman who... by mLuby on Saturday October 26, 2019 @07:45PM (#21367038)
In other words, this function should be deterministic?

  (crime, mitigating_aggravating_factors) => punishment
I too would like to believe that's true, though I doubt it is.
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Re:Hitman hires hitman who hires hitman who hires hitman who... by andrewflnr on Saturday October 26, 2019 @11:36PM (#21367749)
It's what we should aim for. We definitely shouldn't predicate moral arguments on deliberate plans for non-deterministic punishment.
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