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French ex-president Sarkozy begins jail sentence

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375 points begueradj | 1 comments | 22 Oct 25 05:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.415s | source
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yard2010 ◴[22 Oct 25 08:45 UTC] No.45666375[source]▶
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tauwauwau ◴[22 Oct 25 09:07 UTC] No.45666530[source]▶
Law doesn't seek to punish but to rehabilitate. Act of taking freedom away from the criminal is violent enough. Treating them badly is just a sign of unfair/poor society that cannot maintain (afford to keep) it's promise to be civil to all citizens.
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Tepix ◴[22 Oct 25 09:41 UTC] No.45666756[source]▶
> Law doesn't seek to punish but to rehabilitate.

That's unfortunately not universally true. This is most obvious when considering the death penalty.

Norway exemplifies a rehabilitative justice model and it is effective, evidenced by low recidivism rates.

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Teever ◴[22 Oct 25 15:37 UTC] No.45670750[source]▶
A death penalty doesn't have to intrinsically be about punishment.

It can be about removing the threat that a person poses from society permanently.

It can be about making the victims feel a sense of relief and justice.

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1. bagels ◴[22 Oct 25 19:48 UTC] No.45674229[source]▶
The point being made is that the death penalty does not serve a rehabilitation purpose for a pretty obvious reason.