The Justice system

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It seems our justice system attempts to formulate punishments exclusively on the basis of factors of deterrence and rehabilitation.
Well, according to modern humanism, retribution is barbarous. Instead, kindness should motivate us to seek the other people's good by encouraging them not to commit a crime in the first place (deterrence) or helping them out of a pattern of crime (rehabilitation).

Humanism understands nothing of restoration and punishment because it does not acknowledge a divine wrath against sin.

So, if you ask me, we have a serious problem in this country with the justice system.

 

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It seems our justice system attempts to formulate punishments exclusively on the basis of factors of deterrence and rehabilitation.
Well, according to modern humanism, retribution is barbarous. Instead, kindness should motivate us to seek the other people's good by encouraging them not to commit a crime in the first place (deterrence) or helping them out of a pattern of crime (rehabilitation).

Humanism understands nothing of restoration and punishment because it does not acknowledge a divine wrath against sin.

So, if you ask me, we have a serious problem in this country with the justice system.

C. S. Lewis once said, The elimination of restitution and retribution converts the offender into an object to be manipulated rather than a person responsible for wrongdoing.

 

[Carbon]

It seems our justice system attempts to formulate punishments exclusively on the basis of factors of deterrence and rehabilitation.
Well, according to modern humanism, retribution is barbarous. Instead, kindness should motivate us to seek the other people's good by encouraging them not to commit a crime in the first place (deterrence) or helping them out of a pattern of crime (rehabilitation).

Also, the criminal is restored to society not when he has paid his debt, but whenever the therapist is satisfied that his personality has been sufficiently readjusted. This is scary, relying on a therapist to say when someone has been rehabilitated. We all can see how good this seems to work.