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[guangyao]

A curious, hypothetical question to put forwards to people here after reading something.

If someone you know commits crimes up to the point of murder, how far should the punishment go before they can consider it enough? Would it ever be enough?

Alternatively while I have this thing open; all the coffee tastes the same. Is there truly a difference between the different kinds the stores are offering?

[ Look, it's hard work being stuck in a bathtub as a mermaid sometimes, okay?]

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[sizhui]

Enough for what? As far as I know, there are usually rules for one part of that, but when it comes to how people feel, it is more complicated.

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[guangyao]

For the punishment to end. I wonder if there is a limit on such things as some seem to be treated differently from others.

[sizhui]

I think - it depends on intent, and regret, and probability it will happen in the future. And trust.

For some, even if there is no punishment performed, they torment themselves over their deeds. Others, even if their life is taken, they would make the exact same choices if put in the same circumstances.

When is the self-inflicted punishment enough, in the first case? What would it take for the punishment to matter, in the second case?