May I ask what reasoning you’re basing your preference of the ZAP to proportional response on, or perhaps for some explicit examples of situations which you’re using which demonstrate the ZAP’s superiority?
A few points:
People doing violence against me bad.
Expectation of violence done upon them in retaliation makes people less likely to do violence to me.
Sometimes expectation of greater amounts of violence is more disincentive.
Less violence done against me good.
People who initiate violence against me (or anyone I would prefer violence done against) sacrifice their rights to a corresponding, greater than directly linear degree. Refraining from extreme force against them is done for practical reasons, not ethical ones.
It is not always possible or practical to give a proportionate response. If, when it is possible to respond, that response is artificially capped at ‘proportionate’ the expected retaliation is less than the original attack. If the game is sufficiently close to zero sum that means the other has an incentive to attack.
Crippled enemies or rivals are not a threat. Bitter rivals are a significant ongoing threat.
A few points:
People doing violence against me bad.
Expectation of violence done upon them in retaliation makes people less likely to do violence to me.
Sometimes expectation of greater amounts of violence is more disincentive.
Less violence done against me good.
People who initiate violence against me (or anyone I would prefer violence done against) sacrifice their rights to a corresponding, greater than directly linear degree. Refraining from extreme force against them is done for practical reasons, not ethical ones.
It is not always possible or practical to give a proportionate response. If, when it is possible to respond, that response is artificially capped at ‘proportionate’ the expected retaliation is less than the original attack. If the game is sufficiently close to zero sum that means the other has an incentive to attack.
Crippled enemies or rivals are not a threat. Bitter rivals are a significant ongoing threat.