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Originally Posted by Prince
The dead wife's husband isn't the primary victim; the wife is. That's what capital punishment is for.
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I was using your logic. It was for demonstrative purposes only. If you look at intent, the man wished to cause suffering to the other man by killing the wife. As a "suitable" punishment, the offending man's wife should be killed also, so they both suffer the same thing: the loss of their wives. That's "fair."
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A couple of years of jail time? Probation and civil service? His crime isn't against the society, it's against the individual. These aren't just punishments, they're slaps on the hand.
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I don't know about this case, but in many serious assault cases, I think you're looking at around 10 years or so. And although the victim is an individual, the crime itself is against the state (i.e. society). I don't think one can call 10 years a slap on the hand—not if you consider the kind of correctional facility one would typically go for this kind of thing here. This case is pretty serious, though, so maybe the sentence would be longer.