SOC371H5 Lecture Notes - Panopticon, Jeremy Bentham, Retributive Justice
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Village may be destroyed, all life stock ect, almost animal type of punishment bc not fully satisfied. Have legal system when we have crime and punishment equivalence. Conception appeared as a result of the market. Was part of compensation in ancient societies. Iran-conception of blood money his her relatives can apply to court to execute person themselves. Forced to drink poison drink, retribution for the queens death. Some countries still in force-denmark,finland, sweden, germany. Type of retribution, prevent crime and to suffer. Eye for an eye-wants to put acid in each of his eyes. Had acid poured on her face, requesting eye for an eye from the court. Women with children-do not want child to suffer. Some guilty will not receive their negative due. Some punishments will serve no purpose other than see the guilty get what they deserve. Intention to reduce crime, deter criminals in the future.
