Escalating punishments often tend to take the "1-3%" of the bad people out of so...

kelseyfrog · 2025-12-21T18:53:57 1766343237

I mean the serving as an example to the rest part. Has that ever worked?

almosthere · 2025-12-23T04:59:22 1766465962

I mean to your point, when someone is robbing a 7/11, in today's atmosphere, no - no they don't consider it because the punishment is fairly low. In Islamic countries, if you steal you will likely lose your hand (or your head). In those countries people REALLY do consider the consequences.

Now I'm not advocating for the second option there. Just something in between. (obviously a lot farther away than the second option).