Re: Teshnos in HW: Glorantha and HQ Voices

From: Todd Gardiner <todd.gardiner_at_R3TeFVYuiSOKWWUaufi63cd-UuoO61AkKUTZ9GFKxr7LCDreHVxA9WU1JUL3Zc>
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:02:09 -0800

Ah, so the death penalty is, in fact, more prevalent. As I said, interesting questions...

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Peter Metcalfe < metcalph_at_TJAlW9w7ajd_LNfnLsJjJgHqFJz2-Mq2KRim1rfe0uEl2QdP-IuvO2XqNV3w7gZQCo_lMJo5rs1SEwDlwUKsITEqlBk.yahoo.invalid> wrote:

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> Todd Gardiner wrote:
> > This also suggests that the death penalty for crimes is sort of
> pointless?
> > How do you punish criminals when their death just means that they
> re-enter
> > society?
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> Because the act of dying is considered sufficient restitution just as
> the action of paying weregild is considered sufficient restitution among
> the Orlanthi. If the murderer has murdered more than one person, then
> he dies multiple times.
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> --Peter Metcalfe
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