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In contrast to this utilitarian perspective, the retributivist standpoint is based on the notion that transgressions deserve punishment regardless of the potential to benefit society.

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2021

Highlighting the transgressive acts of aging perpetrators of the Holocaust may offer a satisfactory solution to the question of how to punish them that balances utilitarian and retributivist needs.

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2021