This is definitely not a hill I want to die on, but there are three axes to deterrence:
Certainty of punishment
Severity of punishment
Celerity (speed) of punishment
Basically you can’t just raise one axis and expect anyone to be deterred. So if you just put to death one random exec it’s probably not even as effective as, like, slightly maiming a handful. Or cream pie to the face of a hundred. Or a gentle yet stern tap of the wrist of a thousand.
CEOs may be sociopaths but they have a more developed sense of self preservation than your run of the mill murderer so it might be more effective IMO. I say try it and add the death penalty for severe financial crimes like they’re doing in Vietnam.
If deterrence worked, there wouldn’t be capital crimes in jurisdictions with the death penalty. Or maybe our criminal justice system is just fucked.
This is definitely not a hill I want to die on, but there are three axes to deterrence:
Certainty of punishment
Severity of punishment
Celerity (speed) of punishment
Basically you can’t just raise one axis and expect anyone to be deterred. So if you just put to death one random exec it’s probably not even as effective as, like, slightly maiming a handful. Or cream pie to the face of a hundred. Or a gentle yet stern tap of the wrist of a thousand.
A very well-thought out counterpoint. Thank you. I did a spit-take on the ‘cream pie to the face’ at first though…
CEOs may be sociopaths but they have a more developed sense of self preservation than your run of the mill murderer so it might be more effective IMO. I say try it and add the death penalty for severe financial crimes like they’re doing in Vietnam.
Hey, I’m all for it. Aerosmith had it right - eat the rich!