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Originally Posted by Prince
No, because you're killing the wife, not the man.
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But I thought we were talking an action for an action, in all fairness.
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This is a man who blinded a woman for the hell of it. She isn't looking for money or prison time, she just wants him to suffer the same fate.
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First: it wasn't "for the hell of it." Don't downplay this as tomfoolery gone wrong.
Second: It's not up to the victim to decide what is a suitable punishment, and there is a reason for that. The reason is that it should be in a society's best interest to favour reasonable justice over revenge. Revenge and retribution are not synonymous.
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Considering the circumstances, I don't think that's an unreasonable thing to ask. What other punishment is there that would fit the crime?
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Remove some rights and privileges, and make it mandatory for him do something useful for society—for a long time.