[852] in libertarians
The people
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paddington Bear)
Tue Mar 28 00:49:33 1995
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 95 23:48:12 CST
From: Paddington Bear <deanjens@midway.uchicago.edu>
To: libertarians@MIT.EDU
I'm sorry, that wasn't terribly clear. The point is that it is treated as a
crime against society as a whole; this mindset opens the way for social
architects who would outlaw "deviant sex", the actual vague terminology used
in a *1995* Missouri statute. I'm pretty sure I agree that a punishment
beyond compensation is necessary to prevent future antisocial behavior, and
this is benefitting society as a whole. I'm just throwing up ideas. "The
people on behalf of Nicole Brown Simpson and Rob Goldman" gets long-winded,
and also leaves out the fact that we would like to punish not just for
compensation (which is tricky in cases of murder) but to remove or reduce
future threat to the rest of us. Maybe I'll think it through before the next
time I write in; maybe you can too, or give a quick response that makes me
happy.
-Dean Jens
