[bawolff]

> Well, what about their victims? How many people's financial futures were destroyed by SBF? Is it fair to all those people that he will get to live a normal life?

That sounds more like retribution than justice. I.E. wanting to cause him pain because he caused pain in others.

Of course, i don't have a better answer by any means.

[seanmcdirmid]

It is deterrence: it sends the message of don't do the same thing or you'll wind up in prison for a long time. It really isn't retribution, this kind of enforcement is meant to scare other potential white collar criminals into not breaking the law as well.

[mnau]

Retribution is one of justifications for punishment: retribution; incapacitation; deterrence; rehabilitation and reparation.

Retribution is part of the justice.