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An Eye for an Eye . Do you agree or disagree?
An eye for an eye is based on the philosophy of instilling fear in the heart of people, so that they will think twice before commiting a crime. I have seen this system works so well in some middle eastern countries as far as the crime rate is concerned.
Presenting your another cheek if you are slapped, tries to bring change in heart of an offender ,. An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind is their philosophy.It works well in other parts of the world as far as growth of society is concerned.
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Michael McWatters
You cite countries where an eye for an eye has reduced crime, but one could argue that those countries enforce behavior in such a manner that the enforcement itself borders on criminal, destroying as it does dignity, individuality and, ultimately, freedom.
If the goal is simply to reduce certain undesirable behaviors, then perhaps draconian measures are the most successful. But if the goal is to create a society where people are motivated to do and be their best, fear is hardly the answer.
Humans ultimately do best through enlightenment, encouragement, and respect.
adesh saxena 10+
But i realise ,that we need to punish who are guilty . As a country we need laws to punish the offender. The punishments should be such that they donot appear to be worst than the crime comitted . What we miss in current scenerio is lack of efforts to bring a welcome change in the hearts of criminals.There is no law which binds authorities to bring the change. Do you agree with what i say?
Should we punish the guilty or not?
Michael McWatters
But it starts earlier than that. It starts in school and, earlier, at home. If we believe the best path to positive behavior is fear, we are failing our children, and we are failing ourselves.
adesh saxena 10+