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by ponsin 2157 days ago
Added source of the case to the OP. And yes, retribution is designed to prevent vigilantism. As that is psychology I can't really give a better source than [0]. Obviously retribution is not meant to go by itself, but along with rehabilitation.

0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retributive_justice#Purposes
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syshum 2157 days ago
>>American who at age 16

And you believe we should not treat minors different than Adults? this is another area where i disagree with many, as I 100% disagree with this modern trend of prosecuting teens as adults

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ponsin 2157 days ago
> And you believe we should not treat minors different than Adults?

Yes

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syshum 2157 days ago
Why? Do you lack the understanding of how the human mind develops?

I am curious also, do you support the trend of digging up 30 year old comments from peoples past and holding them to account for them, aka Cancel Culture?

I am wondering is this mentality is linked

I am a firm believer in second chances, automatic expungement of criminal records, and various other things that do not hang past mistakes over peoples head for the rest of their lives

One of those is having a separate system for juvenile's as when understand impulse control does not really form in humans until around 20-23 years of age.

I would like science to inform our justice system, not lizard brain emotions for revenge

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