{"id":56027,"date":"2024-01-17T13:17:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T12:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/compensation-is-better-than-punishment-or-revenge\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T09:32:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T07:32:31","slug":"better-compensation-than-punishment-or-revenge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/better-compensation-than-punishment-or-revenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Better compensation than punishment or revenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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REPAIR THE HARM DONE! COMPENSATION IS BETTER THAN PUNISHMENT OR REVENGE<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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In response to abuse, there are basically 4 types of reactions (or a combination of several):<\/p>

1. Reparations<\/strong> for the victim, through financial compensation, hours of work, and\/or assistance. Read more at… <\/p>

REPAIR THE HARM DONE!<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>

2. Institutionalized punishment<\/strong>: prison, fines, community service; in some countries, the death penalty, flogging, etc.<\/p>

3. Revenge<\/strong>, which is when such punishment is imposed by private individuals rather than the authorities; in other words, taking justice into one\u2019s own hands.<\/p>

Those 3 reactions can be fair or unfair, depending on whether they are proportional to the wrongdoing committed. And they may or may not be accompanied by:<\/span><\/p>

4. Re-education and\/or therapy<\/strong> for the perpetrator so that they do not commit abuse again.<\/p>

Of all these possible reactions, the one that benefits the victim the most is reparations, as it is the only one that allows for full compensation or, if that is not possible, the maximum compensation possible.<\/p>

LIVE WITHOUT HARMING! Provide a fair amount of compensation <\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>

In addition, re-education and\/or therapy (the latter, for example, in cases of crimes caused by drug addiction or mental health problems) also benefits both the victim and other potential future victims, provided that it is effective in preventing reoffending. Its effectiveness is approximately 43% compared to cases in which there is no re-education and\/or therapy\u2014a sufficiently high percentage to make it worthwhile. At the same time, it is fair that the cost of these services be borne by the offenders. <\/p>

By contrast, punishment by the authorities is of relatively little use to the abused person: they have the satisfaction that the crime has not gone unpunished, but the beneficiary of the fine or community service is not the victim, but the State (that is, society as a whole). And if there is a prison sentence, what it does is harm the offender, but this tends to benefit the victim little; moreover, it is not very effective in preventing reoffending and it entails a considerable cost for society as a whole. <\/p>

REPAIR THE HARM DONE! Avoid prison as far as possible<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>

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The perpetrator is not accountable to the State, but to the victim or, if the victim has died, to the beneficiaries the victim would choose. Justice is fair when it is centered on the wronged party and not on the State. Only when harm is done to society as a whole\u2014such as in tax, environmental or public-safety crimes\u2014should the State be compensated. <\/p>

Finally, in the hypothetical case of living in a place where there were no mechanisms to compel the perpetrator to repair the harm they have caused, it would be fair for the victim to take justice into their own hands, provided that it is proportional to the harm. Even in cases of severe harm, shortening the perpetrator\u2019s life so that they do not harm anyone again would be honest. For example, the multiple attempts to end Hitler\u2019s life were more than justified, because tyrannicide constitutes legitimate self-defense. <\/p>

LIVE WITHOUT HARMING! Defend yourself and others<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>

What can you do to achieve a fairer justice system?<\/p>

1. Sign<\/span> this campaign to ask all governments to fully redress all harm and damages caused to innocents… SIGN NOW!…<\/span> <\/a><\/span> <\/p>

2. Sign<\/span> this campaign to ask that prison sentences be replaced, as far as possible, by reparations and re-education… SIGN NOW!…<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>

REPAIR THE HARM! Avoid prison when possible and guarantee dignified conditions<\/em><\/a> <\/em><\/span><\/p>

3. Share<\/span> these signature campaigns and this message with as many people as possible.<\/p>

Thank you for doing so to achieve a fairer and better world to live in,<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Live Without Harming initiative<\/b><\/span><\/p>

www.institutodelbienestar.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>

LET’S NOT HARM ANYONE, except in legitimate self-defence against the<\/span><\/strong> agr<\/span><\/strong>esso<\/span><\/strong>r<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

Read: <\/span>other articles from DO NO HARM!…<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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With the Live Without Harming initiative<\/b>, we strive to prevent any kind of suffering or harm from being caused to you, your loved ones, and others.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

REPAIR THE HARM DONE! COMPENSATION IS BETTER THAN PUNISHMENT OR REVENGE In response to abuse, there are basically 4 types of reactions (or a combination of several): 1. Reparations for the victim, through financial compensation, hours of work, and\/or assistance. Read more at… REPAIR THE HARM DONE! 2. 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