PhilGoetz comments on Crime and punishment - Less Wrong

39 Post author: PhilGoetz 24 March 2011 09:53PM

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Comment author: PhilGoetz 25 March 2011 04:55:27PM *  0 points [-]

I think your distinction between type 1 and type 2 is not the right distinction. The important distinction is whether the criminal is the type of criminal who could have been deterred or not.

Comment author: FAWS 25 March 2011 05:10:49PM 0 points [-]

I think your distinction

I think you mean SilasBarta's distinction. I have no strong opinion on how useful making the distinction in this particular way is.