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People live in a society governed by the rule of law, and since they have committed a crime, they should receive the punishment they deserve.
Some people will question the legal standards that exist in society, for example, some people will think that for some people who are "extremely evil", is it too "benevolent" to just sentence them to life imprisonment or suspended executions? In fact, if not, we may wish to first look at the "past and present lives" of the law and its role.
Where does the "law" come from?
Law was originally a fixed order in society and organization, used to regulate the behavior of its members and make the whole group more reasonable and stable.
Later, with the advent of customary law and statutory law, modern law gradually emerged. Examples of this are ancient laws such as the Roman Law and the Law of the Twelve Bronze Tables, at which point the previous "order" has risen to a certain coercion that can be maintained by means of control, such as the government or the state.
Civil law and criminal law are the two main areas of law in today's continental society. For those who have violated the criminal law, the more serious means of dealing with it include life imprisonment, a suspended death sentence and the immediate execution of the death penalty.
Contrary to the literal meaning, life imprisonment does not actually refer to the actual imprisonment of a person until the end of his or her life, but rather a relatively long period of time, which can be commuted to get out of prison early, theoretically more than thirteen years.
This is the general evolution of the law, from which we can know that in fact, the ultimate purpose of the law is not to punish or deprive some people of their freedom and life, but to achieve a kind of "killing chickens and making an example" through this coercion.
Many people in today's society have misunderstood the original meaning and motives of the law, especially those who have broken the law and are in prison, and they will mistakenly believe that the restriction of the law has led them to become prisoners.
This idea should not be affirmed, because the real "original sin" is their own behavior, and since the law exists, it will take into account the feelings of the vast majority of members of society.
As the famous philosopher Baruch de Spinoza put it, "Reasonable people are freer in the general legal system than in unfettered solitude." ”
The law provides society with the presupposition of rules in order to provide a good environment for all.
So from such a point of view, in fact, all people can obey the law before breaking the law; as we all know, human nature is not static, we can speculate on people's human nature through certain actions, and even change the tendency of human nature through certain behaviors.
Just like a special profession, the prison guard, in addition to being responsible for the code of conduct of prisoners in prison, they also have to help these prisoners to return to a state of growth in their thinking and humanity, only in this way can the law really play a role, and their prison life is not in vain.
Is "you" at this time still "you" at that time?
Why is the title asking? This is the instability of human nature that we are going to talk about. Of course, this variability is based on "big right and wrong", and pulling back from the cliff and turning back to the shore is a manifestation.
This kind of humanization is necessary for prisoners in prison.
Since the final verdict is life imprisonment when the court pronounces the verdict, it is considered that the person's negligence is not determined by law to death, which also means that he still has the opportunity to return to the normal life of society through reform.
As Sigmund Freud's theory of the individual triple self says.
When many people commit crimes, the person who occupies the initiative of personality may be the "original self" level, at this time, the individual's thinking and behavior are completely affected by the subconscious, and the rationality and social order have lost control, the most common of which is "manslaughter".
After his crime, the impulsive tendency has completely passed, and he will return to the "self" personality level, that is, the daily, worldly personality, and will think about his own behavior.
After the indoctrination of prisoners in prison, our aim is to make them feel more pronounced at the level of the "superego", to highlight the constraints of morality and internalized judgment on behavior, and to no longer violate the law.
When a prisoner violates the criminal law, his behavior is of course "out of line".
But even more noteworthy than this "out-of-norm" behavior is that prisoners at this time are often accompanied by an extremely negative tendency in human nature and morality, and are prone to further world-weariness and even retaliation.
This is why the walls of the prison cell are wrapped in some softer materials, just to prevent prisoners from thinking, taking their lives, or even hurting their fellow prisoners.
At this time, some prisoners will not only regret what they have done, but will think that they should not be reduced to this place, and the law has "harmed" themselves.
To solve this problem, the crux of the matter lies in looking for the weakness of human nature in the prisoner. Because of the huge differences between individuals, different prisoners also have different motives for committing crimes, and also have the softest areas of the heart.
On September 9, 2021, the terrifying "murderer" Lao Rongzhi was sentenced to death for serial extortion and murder with her ex-boyfriend Fa Ziying.
At this time, The "Demon King" Lao Rongzhi, who had been killing people without blinking an eye and fleeing for twenty years, was completely stimulated in his heart, and he no longer maintained an indifferent and immersive attitude, but was "broken" on the spot, lost his mind, and cried.
The protagonist of this case, Lao Rongzhi, originally committed a crime for economic gain, not to "retaliate against society" or vent negative emotions in his heart. So when he learns that he is about to lose his most precious life, he does not maintain his previous attitude.
Lao Rongzhi has been sentenced to death, and her example is only to illustrate that when we look at a person who has committed a crime, we must return to the motive of his crime and the people and things that he cares about most in his heart, only in this way can he help the subsequent treatment, and from a psychological point of view, the meaning of life imprisonment is actually to reduce the crime rate.
Whether it is to serve as a warning for future generations, or to help those prisoners who can still restore their humanity to reform and return to society, it is very necessary.
All in all, the ultimate purpose of the law is not to punish. And those who break the law and are sentenced to a certain punishment are also "deserved."
For life imprisonment prisoners who have not been sentenced to death, helping them to recognize the weaknesses of their human nature and return to normalcy is the most important value of the existence of the law.
As a normal person, you should always think about whether you have the "weakness" of committing a crime if you are not careful.
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Reference: Jean Piaget Biographie. (2020, January 29).