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This kind of thing would be like a net negative on all humanity for decades and result in trillions of dollars of profit. Meanwhile the average person could get like....maybe a few thousand dollars if they robbed someplace? Why is all the evil shit rich people want to do legal? Oh right......rich.

Crimes of the pen are more vile than crimes of the sword ⚖️

Normally I agree with you, but I think the medieval practice of stripping someone of all protection of the law would be a lot more fun

I don’t know about that…. I think public stoning would be more appropriate.

Like a panini but made out of corrupt public officials and lobbyists... Not a bad idea.

Pressed under the weight of their bribe in nickels.

Feel like bringing keelhauling back would be appropriate for this.

Of course now of days we barely even bother with the latter

The chair, except the voltage fluctuates depending on how much pain its causing you in a given moment

The chair: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_ch...

I also think we need a new amendment to replace the 8th that says "cruel and unusual punishment prohibited unless it's something a monkey paw would do to a bad person in a cautionary tale". I think being buried in coinage equivalent to the bribe you took should be on the table.

Hey so uh....when are you running for president, and where can I donate to your campaign? ;)

Other than war crimes there’s a limit to how many people one person can kill whereas CEO’s kill millions passively

While I agree with sentiment there’s also that island off Scotland that they infected with Anthrax that time…

Hard agree. The ONLY place the death penalty would actually have a positive impact is white collar crime. Fines clearly aren't cutting it.

I had the idea of putting bomb collars on the necks of the 100 wealthiest people. Then, you give everyone else a device that asks one question once a year. Is your life better than it was a year ago? If more than 50% say no, BOOM.

To be clear, the chair isn't some electrical doohickey. It's a regular folding chair, swung at high velocity repeatedly over the course of several days.

Dynamic Jailtime - calculated daily on a random mix of behaviour and public interest on keeplng you locked up by the shittiest LLM one can find. Very likely some tech-ghoul has already a pitch ready and a patent pending.

For similar reasons, I think that we should grant universal clemency for anyone who commits a Pretty Boy Floyd style robbery where they wipe clean everyone's data before making their getaway.

I truly believe that criminal punishments should increase in harshness based on your net worth. If you're truly rich you have an oversized impact on society, it just makes sense you should also have an oversized responsibility.

Not stoning in the public square?

If corporations are people, then they must be held to the same laws regarding death penalty.

Ok fine, but my focus is on harm reduction not punishment. That's just how I am wired.

There are about 2,000 people on death row in the United States. I feel pretty comfortable saying that Richard Sackler did more damage than all of them put together. A mass shooter or serial killer could only dream of his body count.

The absolute, antisocial, moral degeneracy of all these price gouging rent seekers is so disgusting...

"this serial killer murdered 10 people!" "that's nothing, this CEO's coffee break means the death and suffering of thousands upon thousands"

Even peak time pricing needs to be outlawed. You should be able to tell how much something is going to cost before you buy it, ffs

Take away all their money and force them to work the lowest paid job in cycling distance of their home.

We deserve a little Robespierre, as a treat. 🍰

... a chair that was bought on markdown pricing due it not working so great anymore where they have to throw the switch a least a few times

Preach brother

I'm not sure about only But anyone stealing more than 100k from a citizen or a million from a public institution I'll pull the switch