Our sense of justice is part of our morality, therefore we should not change it.
I have no premise “if something is part of our morality we shouldn’t change it”.
“We should seek justice” is tautological. If justice and optimal deterrence are contradictory, then we should not seek optimal deterrence.
No it isn’t. See Thomblake’s reply. I for one feel no particular attachement to justice over optimal deterrence. In fact, in many situations I actively give the latter precedence. You can keep your ‘shoulds’ while I go ahead and win my Risk games.
The fact that you do not value something does not serve very well as an argument for why others should stop valuing it. For those of us who do experience a conflict between a desire to deter and a desire to punish fairly, you have not explained why we should prioritize the first goal over the second when trying to reduce this conflict.
I have no premise “if something is part of our morality we shouldn’t change it”.
No it isn’t. See Thomblake’s reply. I for one feel no particular attachement to justice over optimal deterrence. In fact, in many situations I actively give the latter precedence. You can keep your ‘shoulds’ while I go ahead and win my Risk games.
The fact that you do not value something does not serve very well as an argument for why others should stop valuing it. For those of us who do experience a conflict between a desire to deter and a desire to punish fairly, you have not explained why we should prioritize the first goal over the second when trying to reduce this conflict.