I would like to remind everyone that you don't get points for being principled at the bottom of a mass grave. If you want your principles to matter, you have to win.
See generally Immanuel Kant, The Metaphysics of Morals (1797), Part I, The Doctrine of Right, §49, “On the Right to Punish and to Grant Clemency,” Akademie edition 6:331–333:
“Punishment by a court … can never be inflicted merely as a means to promote some other good for the criminal himself or for civil society. It must always be inflicted upon him only because he has committed a crime. … The law of punishment is a categorical imperative.”
See generally Immanuel Kant, The Metaphysics of Morals (1797), Part I, The Doctrine of Right, §49, “On the Right to Punish and to Grant Clemency,” Akademie edition 6:331–333:
“Punishment by a court … can never be inflicted merely as a means to promote some other good for the criminal himself or for civil society. It must always be inflicted upon him only because he has committed a crime. … The law of punishment is a categorical imperative.”
See generally Immanuel Kant, The Metaphysics of Morals (1797), Part I, The Doctrine of Right, §49, “On the Right to Punish and to Grant Clemency,” Akademie edition 6:331–333:
“Punishment by a court … can never be inflicted merely as a means to promote some other good for the criminal himself or for civil society. It must always be inflicted upon him only because he has committed a crime. … The law of punishment is a categorical imperative.”
@ynetynetynet2@eigenrobot phoenix/ashes, plus ca change, etc.
Here’s Hamilton in 1802 complaining Thomas Jefferson is doing “Great Replacement”:
https://t.co/GHuWPVc9J8
@ynetynetynet2@eigenrobot phoenix/ashes, plus ca change, etc.
Here’s Hamilton in 1802 complaining Thomas Jefferson is doing “Great Replacement”:
https://t.co/GHuWPVc9J8
Why do we even have insanity defenses anymore
If you’re bonkers enough to do crimes on a whim out of your control, that is all the more reason to lock you up
If we actually had a network of psychiatric prison hospitals equipped for the problem it would be a different debate
@memeticsisyphus Infohazards all around this space
Really not the best arena for women with daddy issues to fuck around and find out in
Seriously, infohazard, last chance to turn away
if it’s any consolation, I’d wager the vibe felt pretty similar in ‘72 right before Nixon swept 49 states and 520 electoral votes
we just haven’t had our Nixon yet who is smart enough to see the crown in the gutter
but the contradictions are heightening by the day
and a whiff of grapeshot will soon be in the air
@czarina_iii Gotta commit to the bit though, Justice-themed meme accounts only
@Alexand16730477 would get the NMG chair if he would just change his display name and put on a headdress
Oyez, oyez, oyez, God save the United States and this Honorable Court
Applications are open for the other five (for now) vacancies!
There is a confirmation hearing in front of the lawtwitter Senate, which currently consists of me, your humble horse-servant Incitatus.
(All hail Orange Caligula!)