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The Innocence Constraint

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The innocence constraint: any justification of punishment must make punishing the known-innocent impossible in principle — a test pure deterrence struggles to pass.

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Ask each theory what is wrong with framing one to calm many. Desert answers instantly; deterrence must first check the consequences — and that pause is the problem.