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    It is not the case that If both Y and Z are fully responsible for X's crime, justice cannot determine proportionate punishment without double-counting a single wrong.

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    • 1.Full responsibility can attach to multiple agents independently; Y's and Z's separate culpability each warrant proportionate consequences without logical duplication.
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    • 2.Punishing both parties appropriately reflects the actual causal and moral contributions each made, which are distinct facts even when the outcome is singular.
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    • 3.Justice may require holding each responsible actor accountable according to their own conduct, regardless of how many others share responsibility for the same act.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.A single wrongful act has a fixed moral magnitude; punishing it twice violates the principle that punishment should match the harm caused.
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    • 2.If Y and Z are both fully responsible, sentencing each to proportionate punishment for the complete crime results in total punishment exceeding the crime's actual gravity.
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    • 3.Justice requires that the sum of all punishments reflect the actual wrong committed, not multiples of it.
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