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You're a detective. You know he's innocent. Punishing him will prevent 100 future crimes. What do you do?
The man is innocent. But it is known with certainty: if he is publicly punished, 100 future crimes will be prevented. If he is not punished, 100 crimes will happen. Proving his innocence to the whole city is impossible (let's just assume that). However, the detectives and the entire police force know he is innocent.
Question: if deliberately imposing a heavy punishment on an innocent man saves 100 victims — is it the right thing to do? If he is punished, an innocent man suffers. If he is not punished, the crowd will believe you let a murderer walk free.
u/GarrysmodGModMaker — 12 days ago