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Originally Posted by Timber Loftis
Chewie, how merciful would you be in this case? Imprison the guy? Let him skate free? Fine him? Minimal fine or high fine? Etc. It's all just different version of the same system. You say Hammurabi, I say Himmurabi.
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Yes I agree, the punishment system in general across all human cultures is what's flawed to various degrees and will remain that way until the root cause of violence is recognized and addressed rather reacting to it's effects.
How does one teach another the respect the life and liberty of each and every other? That is the challenge. The human conscience is not something that can be just pointed out. It is an individual expirience and self-evident.
Helping a person find their conscience, so that they are inspired to provide restitution, rather than have it forced upon them by the State. However we discover that can be done, I find that approach quite merciful indeed. Also quite idealistic, but everything is born from dreams and visions.