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C.S. Lewis on how the humanitarian theory of punishment threatens liberty

By Filings on Mon, 01/14/19
Society & Culture
C.S. Lewis
Crime
Justice

“[A]s C.S. Lewis argues in this essay, the humanitarian theory of punishment deprives a person of the ‘rights of a human being.’ And when deterrence is the sole goal of the system then even the punishment of the innocent is warranted since it can have a deterrent effect.” - Acton

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