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FAWS comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 6 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: FAWS 10 December 2010 11:51:55PM 9 points [-]

Allow the worst prisoners to choose between Askaban, taking an unbreakable vow not to escape the normal prison and execution.

Comment author: PeterS 11 December 2010 12:01:56AM 4 points [-]

Good idea. But this effectively makes failing to "go quietly" punishable by death.

Comment author: Schlega 14 December 2010 09:38:54AM 3 points [-]

Replace execution with Somnium. That way, people who prefer death over imprisonment can be revived if they are later exonerated.