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by radicalOH 3199 days ago
But this is exactly about what punishment should be. She was judged and punished by the laws that we have created. Extrajudicial punishment is arbitrary and unstandardized. Furthermore, this social exclusion after prison drives increased rates of recidivism. Reformation would be a benefit for society and the individual. Also, her son could have been the next Hitler as much as the next Jesus. I have never been convinced by that type of argument.