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    It is not the case that Lex Talionis requires proportionality between offense and punishment, demanding equivalence in kind and duration.

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    • 1.Harm cannot be precisely quantified across different contexts—measuring 'equivalence' in murder versus theft is conceptually incoherent.
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    • 2.Proportionality ignores individual circumstances: identical acts cause vastly different harms depending on victim vulnerability and offender intent.
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    • 3.Rehabilitation and incapacitation serve justice better than mirroring harm; proportional punishment may perpetuate cycles of violence.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Proportionality deters crime by making punishment predictable and rationally calculated relative to harm caused.
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    • 2.Equivalence in kind respects human dignity by treating similar wrongs similarly, preventing arbitrary or excessive state power.
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    • 3.Proportional punishment restores social equilibrium by matching the moral weight of the offense with corresponding consequences.
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