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> 1. Cultural homogeneity

Can you elaborate on this? How does cultural homogeneity relate to the State being able to ditch retributive principles?

> When heinous criminals get to live out their days, people feel that justice is not being done, breeding vigilantes and unrest. Especially when they get released early, but even if they are never released.

That just seems like a problem for education, no? If people are told by their teachers and other figures of authority that retribution isn't good, that should be enough. Again that's how the Nordics do it and it seems to be working out for them.



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