Revenge is repugnant. But "punishment,"which is essentially making one responsible for one's actions, is necessary to maintain any semblance of a civilized society. Nine years at the front of a secondary school classroom made that abundantly clear. Paul On Jul 25, 2011, at 11:03 PM, steve harley wrote:
> On 2011-07-25 19:43 , Ann Sanfedele wrote: >> The concept of "punishment" and "Revenge" are really repugnant to me - > [...] >> ann the pacifist socialist > > right on, Ann! > it's hard in a case like this because it is an extreme example and emotions > run high, but it is perhaps the best time to make such a point > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
