6 March 2000 - trying Pinochet

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The Two Purposes of Punishment

Well duh, of course Pinochet should be put on trial. I mean jeez, the guy really deserves to be crucified. First off, we gotta like get revenge, ’cause if you kill thousands of people, ya know, you oughta die thousands of deaths. It’s only fair. And second of all, it’ll deter other tyrants. They’ll know they can never step down, and then we’ll always have a Saddam Hussein to demonize.

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