[ExI] The Problem With Counterfeit People

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> They didn’t need them.  Execution by the most painful method (crucifixion) for even things we now consider misdemeanors such as theft kept people on the straight and narrow.  Apparently even having a bunch of followers was grounds for execution.  Soldiers took care of it.  Criminals soon went extinct.

Would you support strong punishments for criminals in the modern US such as chopping off a hand for thievery? Some regimes say it is quite an effective deterrent.

> On May 21, 2023, at 9:36 AM, spike jones via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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> From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org <mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org>> On Behalf Of Jason Resch via extropy-chat
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> Ancient Rome had no police to my knowledge and it had a million people.
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> They didn’t need them.  Execution by the most painful method (crucifixion) for even things we now consider misdemeanors such as theft kept people on the straight and narrow.  Apparently even having a bunch of followers was grounds for execution.  Soldiers took care of it.  Criminals soon went extinct.
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