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Explain Like I'm Five
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For me, personal justice almost has to be punitive. But I'm an asshole. And more importantly, I'm not society, just an insubstantial slice of it. Any study on how to deal with crime shows that punitive measures rarely, if ever, increase the wellness of society. Rehabilitation, understanding, hippie dippy shit, has a much greater positive impact on society, as hard as that may be to stomach. Facts are facts, regardless of feelings.