[Aeolun]

> If you punch a person in a supermarket, you are not banned from supermarkets.

Uh, I dunno. We definitely banned disruptive people from our supermarket. And we’d happily let other supermarkets nearby know that Mr. X was an asshole that should be treated with extreme caution (and vice versa).

I don’t see why the government needs to get involved with this though. Airlines are perfectly capable of making and sharing such a list themselves.

[rPlayer6554]

But you can't ban them from all supermarkets in the country forever. That's what the no-fly list does.

[mpweiher]

If the supermarkets share such a list: why not?

[rPlayer6554]

There is a reason not all sentences are life sentences. Sometimes people do things wrong and if they are willing to change their ways we as a society should forgive them if it's safely possible. Just because someone does something wrong once doesn't mean they are that person forever.

[totony]

Essential business. So now that person needs to rely on other people for groceries?

[slater]

Actions have consequences, you say?

[jules]

I can't explain it but every time I hear that phrase I get a very visceral feeling of injustice. The phrase represents extrajudicial punishment by a mob or powerful entity, and the negation of fairness, proportionality, and due process, often expressed by a person who does not care because they are certain that they themselves will not fall victim to abuses of such systems.

[Aeolun]

Why would it ban them forever? That’s something you can choose to do, or not.