Debate That the punishment should fit the criminal.

That the punishment should fit the criminal.

Debate

 

Pretty much yes it would be the EYE for and EYE type punishment..


And yes a lot of case's people steal to survive.. BUT in the western society most people steal to make a profit.. So if your stealing to make a profit should your hands be cut off??

 

I beileve that they should punish them for what they did if they are not strugling(I think I spelt it wrong) to survive. For example,lets say there is a man who is poaching,and he is doing it because he is trying to provide for his family,and he gets caught,he should not be punished,because he is trying to provide for his family. Know,if he did it and he had all the money in the world,he should have a very harsh punishment!

I apologize if I am coming across unclear. I am having trouble putting what im trying to say into words.

 

I'm one that believes people should be punished the same regardless of their reasons for committing the crime. They still broke the law, so they should still get the punishment or other people will lie about their situation to take advantage of the fact that you let people off or with less of a punishment if they're struggling. Just because you're struggling in life doesn't mean you HAVE to do something illegal to get by.

And while we're on the topic of criminals and punishments, I'm also one who believes that should who does something to someone or something else should be punished in the same way they harmed that person or thing if it's practical. For example, if a person killed 208 people by stabbing them in the stomach with a knife, he would be punished by being stabbed in the stomach recreating the location of the stab wounds and the knife used to stab the people. If he lived, he would heal in a hospital. When he's completely healed, he would be stabbed in the stomach again for person #2. This would continue until he either dies or he was stabbed for all 208 people. But, since he killed those 208 people, he would then be killed. Cruel you say? So is what he did to those people. If you punish people with the same thing they did to other people, they'll be a bit more hesitant to do stuff to other people.

 

What you're looking at is Hamurabis Code "Eye for an eye" like mentioned before. Should the crime fit the punishment, yes and no. If it's murder, the person should be murdered, no matter the reason. Robbery, poaching, fraud, enh, I have mixed fealings for these. It depends on why these crimes were commited whether or not I would say an "eye for an eye".