A just punishment.

La Verdad · Post by **La Verdad** » Tue May 02, 2006 2:44 pm

So there's two siamese twins. One knocks the other unconscious with a blackjack, and then proceeds to murder 5 strangers walking down the street.
Seperating them surgically would cause them both to die. What is the most just way to punish them?

suergaz · Post by **suergaz** » Tue May 02, 2006 3:24 pm

Punishment isn't an issue. Lobotomize the murderous twin.

La Verdad · Post by **La Verdad** » Tue May 02, 2006 3:28 pm

devil's advocate: lobotomy - cruel & unusual.

R. Steven Coyle · Post by **R. Steven Coyle** » Tue May 02, 2006 3:30 pm

Where are they conjoined?

La Verdad · Post by **La Verdad** » Tue May 02, 2006 3:31 pm

lol hmm. Right down the center, like a two headed ogre.

R. Steven Coyle · Post by **R. Steven Coyle** » Tue May 02, 2006 3:39 pm

Let's see. In that case:

You donate all "Blackjack's" available organs to the local hospital.

A good ear, some retinas -- really orge him up.

Though, that'd be punishment for "Jack," too.

Kevin Solway · Post by **Kevin Solway** » Tue May 02, 2006 3:49 pm

Please try to keep posts to Genius Forum on the topic of genius, enlightenment, absolute truth, philosophy, etc.

La Verdad · Post by **La Verdad** » Tue May 02, 2006 4:19 pm

Please try to keep posts to Genius Forum on the topic of genius, enlightenment, absolute truth, philosophy, etc.

lol don't ethics relate to the last 2 though?

Kevin Solway · Post by **Kevin Solway** » Tue May 02, 2006 5:26 pm

The way I see it, this thread concerns a fairly boring legal issue.

That is, If two people share many of the same bodily parts, then how do you punish one without punishing the other?

I'm sure it could be done somehow. But the question is, of what philosophical interest is the whole issue?

P.S. You have a similar problem with normal siblings. If one person is put into jail for twenty years, then the rest of the family are punished (through being deprived of their family member) even though they may not have done anything wrong.

suergaz · Post by **suergaz** » Tue May 02, 2006 7:34 pm

Yes, no lobotomy, one might torture him accidentally and never know. Off with his head instead.

MKFaizi · Post by **MKFaizi** » Wed May 03, 2006 3:49 pm

If one conjoined twin knocked the other twin out, no one would give a shit.

Better for the taxpayers.

Send the psycho one to Iraq with the corpse of his twin hanging on. He will fit right in. Like many Iraqis.

No brainer.

DUH.

Faizi

MKFaizi · Post by **MKFaizi** » Wed May 03, 2006 3:57 pm

Seperating them surgically would cause them both to die. What is the most just way to punish them?

Them? Only one twin committed the crimes.

Bludgeon them both. One for the crimes and one for being born a freak of nature.

Natural selection. Kind of like miscarriage or abortion.

Faizi

suergaz · Post by **suergaz** » Wed May 03, 2006 5:49 pm

Did you ever read Puddin' head Wilson (and those extraordinary twins)

by Mark Twain La Verdad?

La Verdad · Post by **La Verdad** » Wed May 03, 2006 5:58 pm

nope o.o