PhilGoetz comments on Crime and punishment - Less Wrong
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It's important to distinguish between subjunctive and causal deterrence. People typically think of deterrence in the latter sense, but the former is actually what governs it. See my reply to Marius. (Sorry, sorry, "User:"Marius, as seems to be the convention now ...)
That's just a Clippyism.
I'm starting to feel an otherwise-ungrounded deservedness of Clippy of being treated badly ...