[ExI] The Problem With Counterfeit People

[William Flynn Wallace]

Chop off a hand?  That's for barbarians, like torture.  And it makes it
much harder for the person to get a job. Not only is he physically
handicapped, but everyone knows he has been a criminal.  People can change,
you know.  bill w

On Sun, May 21, 2023 at 10:06 AM Gadersd via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> 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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> 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.
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> 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> *On Behalf
> Of *Jason Resch via extropy-chat
> *Subject:* Re: [ExI]
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> Ancient Rome had no police to my knowledge and it had a million people.
>
> Jason
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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.
>
> spike
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