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 NOPE (14)
 
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 Initiating force is never justified (1)
 
 no duality in imprisonment (1)

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Is physical force a justifiable method of punishing criminals?

For adults of course!

** EDIT - Criminals=Prisoners in this debate thank you - **


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Arguments Tagged As: no duality in imprisonment [clear]
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Hello ally,

I don't purpose to do the following, but I must point something out to you.

Prisoners are in prison because they are criminals, that is their punishment. Punishing a prisoner because he is a prisoner is double punishment. That is a crime in itself. On the other hand, compelling a prisoner to abide his punishment is enforcement of the punishment of imprisonment. Physical force is acceptable in the fulfillment of the objective of punishment, but never imprisonment to be physically punished also.

One of the better questions at CD.

I clicked "oppose" accidentally and didn't realize it until after the submission.

(I did not answer the question of the debate)

Most respondents understood the word "criminal" as the equivalent of the word "prisoner", I do not.

342 days ago | Tagged As: no duality in imprisonment
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