> Punishment is a legitimate role for society; it is not juvenile.
How so? Who benefits from punishment, and what do you mean by "legitimate"? Do you consider punishment ethical?
How so? Who benefits from punishment, and what do you mean by "legitimate"? Do you consider punishment ethical?
I do consider punishment ethical, from a utilitarian perspective it acts as a deterrent, and preventing men from benefiting from evil acts appeals to a human sense of justice and well ordering.
Society benefits, in that it is deterrent to crime and as a tool to uphold law.
But that doesn't mean that the punishment should be the highest priority for imprisonment.