XiXiDu comments on Punishing future crimes - Less Wrong

3 Post author: Bongo 28 January 2011 09:00PM

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Comment author: XiXiDu 29 January 2011 10:26:06AM 0 points [-]

Doesn't this mean that everyone has to be punished because at some point they might consider this? Also, who doesn't commit crimes? What constitutes a crime is completely subjective. Following through on this would cause a lot of punishment for opposing reasons. You might be punished and consider to precommit to not doing something, but what? Maybe the communist punished you so that you don't support democracy...I really don't get it.