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.
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…