Re:A SpaceX engineer's dark web insider trading sparks an SE...
by rootusrootus on Sunday March 21, 2021 @12:38PM
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> If something is punished heavily people will be more reluctant to do it.
That's not exactly right. Effective deterrence has more to do with the certainty of punishment than the severity of punishment.
> To provide justice to the victims.
Agree 100% here. The justice system is a tool of the people, and if the people believe it is ineffective they are far more likely to take matters into their own hands. In a civil society we definitely don't want that.
In the US we definitely have trouble with #2 however. Maybe some of our puritan roots. Punishment is more important than rehabilitation. And we stack the deck against ex-cons and make it very difficult for them to successfully return to society and be a productive member.
That's not exactly right. Effective deterrence has more to do with the certainty of punishment than the severity of punishment.
> To provide justice to the victims.
Agree 100% here. The justice system is a tool of the people, and if the people believe it is ineffective they are far more likely to take matters into their own hands. In a civil society we definitely don't want that.
In the US we definitely have trouble with #2 however. Maybe some of our puritan roots. Punishment is more important than rehabilitation. And we stack the deck against ex-cons and make it very difficult for them to successfully return to society and be a productive member.