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mikkupikkutoday at 11:57 AM1 replyview on HN

Deterrence is only part of it. It's morally instructive, it tells people that they live in a society that takes rules seriously.


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andybaktoday at 12:52 PM

What is the aim of "moral instruction" if not deterrence? Surely it needs be instruction in pursuit of an outcome?

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