Originally Posted by
rotorsownyou7
"An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind." - Mahatma Gandhi
Think about how stupid that really is... Thats almost like saying you shouldn't punish people for their actions.
It's more oriented around the death sentence and everyday dealings to me, rather than punishment in general. I certainly believe in punishment, and I am ALL for longer jail sentences under most cases for the safety of society.
Originally Posted by
rotorsownyou7
"An eye for an eye was pobably the greatest law ever. It taught not to fuck around, or you got fucked. Take kids for example. Which kids are well-behaved and which are in juvenile hall? The kids with parents who are strict and punish/whip their kids, or the ones who get drunk and don't give a shit what the kids do?
If you break a window with a baseball, is your parent going to bust a window with your face? No. If you urinate on your classmate, is your parent going to urinate on you? No. An eye for an eye is never the solution... Humane punishments will be much more affective, they teach right from wrong, but show a level of love and complexity over the rule-breaker... which is why I'm all for long jail sentences.