They should be punished like that White Bear episode from Black Mirror. I watched that this weekend and it’s so faaaked up.
Maybe in some cases, I can’t say I’m against the idea. I think there is a cultural basis for reciprocity (eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth), but carried out by whom? Some crimes are so heinous or sickening so as not to be returnable in kind.
Let’s consider the philosophical angle that opposes this as a practice: would such direct reciprocity not make US as bad(evil) as THEM? Would the punisher(s) not then also be as criminal, as morally reprehensible as the perp? From a certain perspective, is it our place to take vengeance; are we “playing God”?
As a median position then, I vote the victim or their family gets a primary role in determining the style of justice, but maintaining a moral standard short of barbarism, which obliges the courts to act on.
I think you are either deeply disturbed or FOS. Big talk. How old are you?
I would suggest to you that imagining what it is like to inflict torture is an entirely different world from actually doing it. People say they can climb mountains, or quit smoking, but that doesn’t mean they can, or will once the reality of the claim sets in.
To say/claim you can compartmentalize your feelings in such a scenario is part of the fantasy. Fact is, as I have personally witnessed on the battlefield, we can never be too certain how anyone will react under extreme situations.
You may feel otherwise, but experience has shown me the emptiness of such claims from those unproven in the task.
If you say so, sweetie. Count me among the doubters.
You should explore counseling for your unhealthy preoccupation, regardless.
Benedict Arnold 