Free will & criminal justice

Within the criminal justice system, one of the most prominent justifications for legal punishment is retributivism. The retributive justification of legal punishment maintains that wrongdoers have free will, and are thus morally responsible for their actions and deserve to be punished in proportion to their wrongdoing.

Do you agree with that?

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SheCallsMeCrushDaddy · M

If I go to your house, rob you, rape your wife, steal all your shit..... you okay with that ?? what you gonna do ??? wave, as Im riding away in your car ?? LOL

Wol62 · 51-55, M

@SheCallsMeCrushDaddy No, but that doesn't answer my question on free will.

SheCallsMeCrushDaddy · M

@Wol62 i can tell you that i have free will to do just that...... or just sit here and type on this keyboard. LOL

Wol62 · 51-55, M

@SheCallsMeCrushDaddy Philosophers have pondered this one for centuries. But does your reply really prove you have free will?

SheCallsMeCrushDaddy · M

@Wol62 No..... its just my opinion. do you think Hitler had free will ?? did he kill those jews, or was something else leading him to do it ?? if we dont have free will, none of us can be responsible for anything we do.

Wol62 · 51-55, M

@SheCallsMeCrushDaddy I guess that is what they have been debating about for the last 3000 years.