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Aug. 20th, 2003

10:54 AM

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 \::::\::;,,,,,,.."It is a custom of our justice to..,;::\
   ``` \::;,,,........ condemn some as a warning to..,,;::\
       |::;,,,,....   others.                        ,,;::|
      /::;,,...                                   ..,,;::/
     /::;,,.. To condemn them because they have  ..,,;::/
    /::;,,.. done wrong would be stupidity, as  ..,,;::/
   |::;,,.. Plato says. For what is done cannot..,,;::|
    \::;,,.. be undone. But they are condemned  ..,,;::\
     \::;,,.. that they may not go wrong again   ..,,;::\
      \::;,,.. in the same way, or that others    ..,,;::\
       \::;,,.. may avoid following their example.  .,,;::\
        \::;,,.                                      .,,;::\
    _____\::;;.. We do not correct the man we hang;   ..;;::\
   /::::::\::;;.. we correct others through him.       ..;;::\
  |:::::::l::;..  I do the same...."                 .....;::l
  |:::::::/::;;..                                      ..;;::/
   \:::::/::;;,...     - Michel Eyquem de Montaigne     ;;::/
    \::/::;;,.......       "The art of Conversing"....,;;::/
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ocean_fever_fae

Aug. 20th, 2003 08:44 pm (UTC)

Once again, I smile at this creativity of yours.
I tried to attempt a design last night and failed miserably.

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digitalgoth

Aug. 20th, 2003 09:29 pm (UTC)

Praise on creativity from one as talented as yourself is high praise indeed.
I am truly flattered.

-X

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elvendude

Aug. 21st, 2003 05:57 am (UTC)

There are actually multiple reasons why this is perfectly valid social practice. Primarily, as the passage states, punishment is not for the detriment of those being punished, but as a detriment for those witnessing the punishment. That is something that our current legal system does not seem to understand. You cannot punish every single criminal, as almost every human alive is a criminal. The purpose of the punishment is to try to convince us to not do it, or, failing that, to not get caught.

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digitalgoth

Aug. 21st, 2003 06:20 am (UTC)

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 | / | The piece is actually not about social        | \ |
 | / | justice, it's in reference to conversational  | \ |
 | / | and debate styles of argument.  It's about    | \ |
 | / | teaching other people to examine their own    | \ |
 | / | views more thoroughly by completely           | \ |
 | / | slaughtering one person's ill-thought-out     | \ |
 | / | view.  Theoretically, the punishment is there | \ |
 | / | to view as a deterrent for other people.  In  | \ |
 | / | practice, many punishments in today's justice | \ |
 | / | system are there to generate revenue for the  | \ |
 | / | justice system becuase they are not a big     | \ |
 | / | enough deterrent to actually be effective as  | \ |
 | / | such.  The 'art of conversing' however, is    | \ |
 | / | much different.  As there really is no way to | \ |
 | / | gain revenue off of debunking someone else's  | \ |
 | / | argument, the entire theoretical purpose      | \ |
 | / | comes into play.  People who have enough wit  | \ |
 | / | and wisdom to see the positive parts of both  | \ |
 | / | sides of the debate then have the wit and     | \ |
 | / | wisdom to pick the side that actually makes   | \ |
 | / | sense.  Unfortunately, that also, is not a    | \ |
 | / | valid social theme given the little amount of | \ |
 | / | thought that recently was displayed in our    | \ |
 | / | country's bent towards war in Iraq due to     | \ |
 | / | 'terrorism'...                                | \ |
 | / |                                               | \ |
 | / | Oh well.  Some people don't want to be        | \ |
 | / | taught, they want to be led                   | \ |
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 | / | -X                                            | \ |
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elvendude

Aug. 21st, 2003 09:51 am (UTC)

FYI- Those do not email well in responses. Just thought you might want to know that.

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digitalgoth

Aug. 21st, 2003 04:54 pm (UTC)

Do you not have html turned on in your e-mail? They come across in my e-mail perfectly, just as posted on LJ.

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