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Only 52 precent of American adults support punishment at all It seems the real story is that 48 percent support no penalty at all. Why the misleading (and inac

• sophacles 15y ago
  Because no penalty is functionally the same as a $0 fine, which is well under $100. (if there are nth-time offender bumps to the fine price, then they become different, but that is not studied here).
  • div 15y ago
    No penalty implies a moral / ethical stance that is different from even a $1 penalty. The underlying argument being that the majority of the population finds the current laws to be unjust not in measure, but on principle.