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Originally Posted by Danny Z  Nor does burning his eyes really!
but by the way they can operate her and give her his eyes, so his eyes can be useful, better than burning them. Again it is a cost/benefit analysis. Economists have a way to determine the price of intangibles.
Do you attack the somali coast and kill thousands of innocent people and hostages to safeguard the coastline from pirates? is it worth it? that's a cost/benefit analysis example.
Because if it happens to you, you would be furious and your instinct will kick off, i don't blame you, when people are angry the first thing they think off is their instinct of revenge, but just as wars usually happen when people are angry, war is most of the time futile.
I am only with capital punishment when the cost of maintaining a dangerous individual criminal in society is too high for the society to maintain, again too high is relative between a society and another. |
No offense Danny, but your point of view is so economical! Do you major in economics? I mean you give that Somali example by saying that whether or not the Somalian coast should be invaded (and thousands killed) is relative to a cost/benefit analysis! This has no longer anything to do with justice not even with anything that is just!
Rational vs emotional is not the way I would put it. It's not emotions that would justify punishing him with an equal treatment. I call that Justice in its definition revolving around equity!
Specially your last paragraph is contradictory and too economical. According to you, the same crime should be punished differently according to the cost of maintaining a person in jail. Although departing from a rational analysis, the conclusion is far away from rational and gives Justice a relative character.
Since Justice to you is relative, why can't you understand that burning the eyes of that sadistic man is Just?
Besides, I could also use your theory and justify the judgment: Since burning of eyes is a dangerous thing and happens very often in some countries, then the burning of eyes as a legal punishment can be used as a deterrent tool of dissuasion. Potential eye-burners will think twice before using such methods!
So what do you think?
15th December 2008
