> To what end? Should we waterboard them every day? Should we implant them with pain devices that make their life hell?
Nothing like the good, old reductio ad absurdum. Two can play that game, but it prevents any meaningful discussion.
Nothing like the good, old reductio ad absurdum. Two can play that game, but it prevents any meaningful discussion.
Let me simplify it then, with no logical fallacy: If harming those who commit crimes is a good thing, why not do it more? Why not make it worse? And who gets to decide how much is enough?
Because proportion is a good thing, too - and is pivotal for the whole concept of justice.
> And who gets to decide how much is enough?
The same instance that decides what is and what is not a crime. Ultimately: society, in one way or another. "Implementation details" depend on the era and the civilization.