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why do we punish people when nothing bad happened ?
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this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2026
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I'll assume you are asking in good faith / out of innocence, because this isn't a question that typically needs to be asked if you've lived with any group of people for some time.
Let's put laws aside for now, cause they can make this explanation more complicated than it needs to be.
Suppose you like jumping off cliffs for fun, and you've been skillful enough to not fall to your death. You jump off, feel the thrill, and you land safely — nothing bad happens. All is good.
One windy day, branches were flying around, and it was dark out. You wanted to jump anyway because, well, why not?
You jump.
A branch hit your face and scraped near your eye. You winced. And because you couldn't see well enough, you couldn't land like you always would. You didn't die, but you certainly got hurt, bad.
So you thought to yourself after that incident: maybe I shouldn't jump when it's windy and dark out, or maybe I'll wear eye protection when I jump.
You'll tell others not to do the same. Not everyone listens to you, because they thought, well, maybe you just weren't "careful enough". Maybe you don't care enough if they would believe or listen to you. But some people that you do care, say, your kids, also don't seem to listen to you. Despite your warnings, they'd still sneak out at night, on windy days, to go jump off the cliff for fun.
So what would you do?