> and for what it's worth their punishment has provided nothing for me.
That is why it is "The people vs. ..." and not "designdesign vs. ..."
> Punishment compounds loss and has provided nothing to me or society.
I think you need to convince society of that, rather than speaking for them.
I look at a guy like Bernie Madoff, who poses no threat to the public now and is probably not likely to be rehabilitated in any traditional sense. But is simply offends for him to live out the rest of his live having hurt so many without some kind of punishment.
That is why it is "The people vs. ..." and not "designdesign vs. ..."
> Punishment compounds loss and has provided nothing to me or society.
I think you need to convince society of that, rather than speaking for them.
I look at a guy like Bernie Madoff, who poses no threat to the public now and is probably not likely to be rehabilitated in any traditional sense. But is simply offends for him to live out the rest of his live having hurt so many without some kind of punishment.