Originally posted by zeeblebotI say leave it up to the accused. He can accept paralysis and go free immediately since that pays the debt. Or, he can spend the rest of his life in prison.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/08/20/saudi.arabia.paralysis/?hpt=T2
Saudi Arabia urged not to paralyze man as retribution punishment
By the CNN Wire Staff
August 21, 2010 4:18 a.m. EDT
(CNN) -- Amnesty International on Friday urged Saudi Arabian authorities not to paralyze a man as punishment for his having paralyzed someone else, allegedly during a ...[text shortened]... police, resulting in a general sentence of seven months," he told the newspaper.
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Which would you choose?
Originally posted by spruce112358you don't get life imprisonment for attempted murder.
I say leave it up to the accused. He can accept paralysis and go free immediately since that pays the debt. Or, he can spend the rest of his life in prison.
Which would you choose?
should you?
In fact, in general, should crimnials be allowed to propose "torture" for themselves -- perhaps with the concurrence of the victims -- as an acceptable alternative to imprisonment. After such "just punishment", the prisoner would then be released.
(We could ban monetary considerations since that would unjustly favor the wealthy.)
Could reduce the prison population somewhat.