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[–] 35 points 1 week ago (4 children)

My goal is to minimise suffering, so yes, no one deserves to suffer

Not that there aren't some people I personally want to hurt, but I know that's bad and I'd rather just stop them hurting more people without hurting them, in truth

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  • [–] 28 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    This is the correct answer of any well adjusted empathetic human. Even those I hate the most I don't want tortured. I want them to stop being evil pieces of shit. Imprisonment or death are solutions to stop them from being pieces of shit, and if necessary it should be swift. Sure, I can understand the desire to inflict pain upon someone who murders my family or rapes a child, and I would do it myself in certain circumstances, but that doesn't make it "right", moral or just.

    Ideally the monsters would just develop empathy and stop being evil, and devote their lives to doing the opposite. The probability of that is essentially zero, though.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 week ago*

    Ideally the monsters would just develop empathy and stop being evil, and devote their lives to doing the opposite. The probability of that is essentially zero, though.

    It is, in fact, not uncommon for criminals of all kinds to develop deep remorse and even empathy for their victims while in prison. this is why it is of great value to focus on rehabilitation rather than simply punishment.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago

    There have been times I've wanted to see those who wronged me suffer. But after giving it some thought, I realized what I really want is for them to understand how they hurt me and learn from it

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