Yes, the punishment should fit the crime to ensure fairness, proportionality, and justice. Matching the severity of punishment to the seriousness of the offense helps to maintain trust in the legal system and promote deterrence.
Cesare Beccaria
It depends on what said child did, does the punishment fit the crime?
They should be punished. The severity of the punishment however needs to fit the crime that took place.
the 8th amendment
The biggest weakness in the justice system is; the punishment doesn't fit the crime.
"Let the punishment fit the crime."
Yes if found guilty.
This is generally a euphemism for the theory of "an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth."
Of course. The punishment for a crime needs to stop people from committing the crime. If the charge for stealing a multi-thousand dollar crime was just a $200 fine, no potential criminal would think twice about it.
intentional act against legal parameters is crime. punishment do not define crime.
The Esperanto word for crime is "krimo" and the word for punishment is "puno".
fixed punishment for each type of crime