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Originally Posted by checkraisdraw
Prisons are violent, therefore the only crime should be execution?
There are other options to make prisons less violent than complete abolition. Look at the scandinavian model. It doesn’t even have to be as unrestrictive as that.
There are several ways to punish people who behave in unwanted ways. Some may be inclined to kill people. Others may be inclined to harm their bodies. Others may be inclined to boycott or strike.
I expect boycotts and strikes will be the primary mechanism by which good behavior comes to be enforced in a free society because when people use violence, they invite the wrath of those who care about their victims, and with the threat of free market justice, people will want to avoid violent feuds.
When political power is up for grabs, wealth is rewarded largely for gaining control of that power or otherwise being a beneficiary of it. In a free market, wealth will be rewarded for producing something that is in demand at a higher quality or lower cost than anyone else. As the wealth of society increases, consumers can better position themselves to participate in boycotts so over time, I expect the moral standards of society to increase.