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TaurenHunteryesterday at 3:57 AM1 replyview on HN

You can't claim to protect society from anything without protecting individuals primarily. Society is not a herd in which you sacrifice an individual to save the rest.


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londons_exploreyesterday at 5:19 AM

Isn't putting a murderer in prison for life exactly that?

The prisoner would undoubtedly have a better life if not imprisoned. But society does better if they are imprisoned.

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