Philosopher:
Phil:
Syag:
I happen to be quite up to date on the research, and I still challenge any of you to provide a single citation that supports your belief that these awards of money and punishments result in clinical benefit to the victim. You are correct in noting that the perps and those who protected them deserve punishment. I’m not crying a single tear for any of them. My focus is on what helps. Some of you might invoke to concept of deterrence. Don’t. It doesn’t work. Every one of these menuvalim was aware that if they got caught, they would be in a whale of trouble. None of these menuvalim considered the risks of consequences because they lack consequential thinking. That’s old news.
Precisely who determines what is an appropriate punishment? A jury of 12? I would absolutely obligate every dime that was expended for therapy to be reimbursed. There could also be calculations for other forms of loss, and those should be compensated in full. There was certainly severe damage done, and Torah recognizes the obligations to pay for damages. But how are these calculated? I would be open to proposals. These compensations are not punishments. Again, I don’t give a hoot if these perps and their protectors get punished. They deserve it. But is that in our hands to mete out?
The lawsuits permitted by this law are only about money. Nothing opened up to press criminal charges. And doing something to remove the perps from society is far more advantageous than the money business. It is useful to the victims to never have to encounter them again (although they could relocate to some obscure location). It is more important that they are kept away from society, not just the victim. Bizyonos is also not the answer, even though these menuvalim earned it.