http://mikeyxw.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] mikeyxw.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] talkpolitics 2011-02-23 12:00 pm (UTC)

The point of punishment is to provide a deterrent to other would be criminals and also to give the victims a feeling that some kind of justice has been done so they don't feel the need to extract their own vengance.
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