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The Golden Rule and the Punishment of Crime.
- Thread starter dust1n
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BSM1
What? Me worry?
Because the criminal broke the golden rule and now he has been devalued to the lead rule.
depends on if you view prison as punishment or correctional
dust1n
Zindīq
That's a good point. I suppose if I was a murderer, I'd appreciate correctional treatment. But that's not to say all murderers would willfully comply...
dust1n
Zindīq
Right, but if you broke the golden rule would you want to devalued to the lead rule? Doesn't everyone at times, break the golden rule in some facet or another?
If I was a criminal I would want to be corrected. And I would want to be deterred by the fear of punishment. (Maybe not at the time, but if I ever got back to thinking clearly and spiritually.)
How about the silver rule? I've got a silver hammer and everything, I need something for it to do!
Could you clarify precisely which version of the "golden rule" you are talking about? There are several variations, and which one you are referencing is actually kinda important here.
David M
Well-Known Member
Because if I committed a crime I would want others to impose an appropriate punishment such as imprisonment.Which conforms with the Golden Rule.
dust1n
Zindīq
One should treat others as they would like others to treat oneself.
Or
One should not treat others as they would not like others to treat oneself.
Either one. But if you have another variant you'd like to use, that's fine.
dust1n
Zindīq
...Gimme a second with this...
BSM1
What? Me worry?
I was actually going there but it didn't seem to fit.
I would think that a mature sense of personal responsibility would make it a simple affair to condone punishment, especially when this is coupled with social narratives that spin tales of punishment being an effective behavioral reformation tool. Which they aren't, but we tell that story, at any rate.
Never followed the golden rule anyway. Who needs it when you've got a personal code of honor?
psychoslice
Veteran Member
I feel that if I was a murderer and killed people, then I should be castrated from society, such action doesn't make a peaceful world, and only destroys the good of that society.
Lmao.
Well, if you don't want to be killed, don't kill people. Seems simple.
Clearly, you've just not met enough Baptists.
And I'm totally fine with that.