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jammies · 11-10-2011, 11:20 AM

If you got it, you wouldn't think that suspending the program wouldn't accomplish anything, which you clearly do. I don't really care what the general population thinks, or how college football works, the point is that suspending the program would send a message that protecting an institution is not the primary duty of those who confront similar allegations of wrongdoing in the future, because that will lead to a worse outcome in the long run.

Your argument is akin to saying that incarcerating a murderer will also affect his ability to provide for his family, so it's not fair and shouldn't be done. That is not the point of punishment, which is not to be fair, but to discourage antisocial behaviour by making its consequences unpleasant.

11-10-2011, 11:20 AM	#150
jammies Basement Chicken Choker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In a land without pants, or war, or want. But mostly we care about the pants. Exp:	If you got it, you wouldn't think that suspending the program wouldn't accomplish anything, which you clearly do. I don't really care what the general population thinks, or how college football works, the point is that suspending the program would send a message that protecting an institution is not the primary duty of those who confront similar allegations of wrongdoing in the future, because that will lead to a worse outcome in the long run. Your argument is akin to saying that incarcerating a murderer will also affect his ability to provide for his family, so it's not fair and shouldn't be done. That is not the point of punishment, which is not to be fair, but to discourage antisocial behaviour by making its consequences unpleasant. __________________ Better educated sadness than oblivious joy.