Comment on Justice should be equal

YungOnions@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• rickdg@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  True, hopefully it will backfire.

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  • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Death penalty increases violence because murdering the person catching you becomes a way to increase your likelihood of surviving.

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    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      So basically, killing Luigi would not make copycats less likely, but it WOULD make it more likely for copycats to shoot CEOs AND cops?

      Hmm… The killing of Luigi itself would be awful, of course, but the consequences of it sound like a win to me 🤔

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      • AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        [oh no… Anyway. PNG]

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      • wolfpack86@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        No, the death penalty increasing violence is about incentives.

        If I shoot someone dead and you are the only witness, I have a choice to make. If I do not want to be executed, killing you is the best chance for escaping punishment.

        The more severe the punishment the more desperate one will become to avoid it.

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    • rickdg@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Death penalty backfires because it demonstrates fear for what this person keeps saying.

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      • jaybone@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        That would make him a martyr. I’m thinking the plan is to lock him up in max for life, then control the media narrative whenever his name comes up again.

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  • Auli@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Haven’t seen any copycats yet.

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    • itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Plans take time. Better wait a few weeks until the CEOs start to relax again

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• Kalysta@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Except all they have done is make him a martyr, and now anyone who wants to be infamous is more likely to do something.

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• Eatspancakes84@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The death penalty has not been executed in NY/federal court for decades right? Doesn’t seem like an actual threat. What they want to achieve is a good negotiating position for a plea bargain because they known a trial will be a shitshow.

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