After 10 years in tech isolation, I’m now outsider to things I once had mastered

Re:After 10 years in tech isolation, I’m now outsider to thi... by cnity on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @09:10AM (#23476601)

> it's abhorrent to our sense of justice that one suffer no consequences after committing a crime

This is interesting, philosophically speaking. Why do you say this is so? To what end is the suffering, purely for the sake of the suffering itself, valuable? If it's at odds with the rehabilitation, which should take precedence?

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Re:After 10 years in tech isolation, I’m now outsider to thi... by smaddox on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @09:36AM (#23476850)

Or, from another perspective, what makes one think that forced confinement and ostracisation does not qualify as sufficient "consequences"? In a fundamental sense, this is the greatest punishment that can be given to a human being. We are incredibly social creatures.

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Re:After 10 years in tech isolation, I’m now outsider to thi... by 1234letshaveatw on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @10:58AM (#23477727)

I think most would say it does qualify. That was their point- that the goal of incarceration is not only protection, but it (rightfully) serves as punishment.

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Re:After 10 years in tech isolation, I’m now outsider to thi... by pnutjam on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @09:32AM (#23476809)

sounded like more of an observation to me, seems accurate too.

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