[ExI] The Problem With Counterfeit People

[Jason Resch]

On Sun, May 21, 2023, 11:11 AM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> 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
>

Is 5 year prison sentence equivalent to a (1/14th) death penalty?

Jason




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> On Sun, May 21, 2023 at 10:06 AM Gadersd via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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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> *On Behalf
>> Of *Jason Resch via extropy-chat
>> *Subject:* Re: [ExI]
>>
>> 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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