We insist on giving all the chances in the world to fix their fucked up lives to people. We as a society are suicidally empathetic.
We forgot a few lessons our ancestors learned. Some people for whatever reason are just bad eggs. No amount of second chances, religion, and or therapy can fix whatever is wrong in their head.
And a not insignificant percentage of the population is kept in line via fear of punishment and physical consequences. Not Cultural and Societal Norms. Or whatever other concept Academics have made up.
At a conservative estimate. Europe throughout the Medieval Era, Renaissance, and into the Colonial Period. Is believed to have executed .5% of its population every year for various Criminal Offenses. More generous estimates place it at 1%.
It happened for so long some believe it actually acted as a bottleneck. Forcibly selecting for traits that made Western Society possible. And ironically allowed for our trend of suicidal Empathy to develop.
We insist on giving all the chances in the world to fix their fucked up lives to people. We as a society are suicidally empathetic.
We forgot a few lessons our ancestors learned. Some people for whatever reason are just bad eggs. No amount of second chances, religion, and or therapy can fix whatever is wrong in their head.
And a not insignificant percentage of the population is kept in line via fear of punishment and physical consequences. Not Cultural and Societal Norms. Or whatever other concept Academics have made up.
At a conservative estimate. Europe throughout the Medieval Era, Renaissance, and into the Colonial Period. Is believed to have executed .5% of its population every year for various Criminal Offenses. More generous estimates place it at 1%.
It happened for so long some believe it actually acted as a bottleneck. Forcibly selecting for traits that made Western Society possible. And ironically allowed for our trend of suicidal Empathy to develop.