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    It is not the case that Negative retributivism treats desert as a side-constraint, never as a reason to punish, while positive retributivism treats desert as a genuine pro tanto reason to punish.

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    • 1.If desert is only a constraint, it cannot explain why punishing the guilty is inherently valuable, distinct from merely permissible.
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    • 2.Justice seems to demand that wrongdoers face proportional consequences, not merely that we may avoid punishing them.
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    • 3.Negative retributivism struggles to distinguish morally between unpunished desert and deserved-but-prevented punishment.
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    • 1.Punishment inflicts suffering, so we need moral constraints preventing unjust punishment, not just reasons to pursue it.
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    • 2.Desert as side-constraint aligns with rights-based frameworks: individuals have a right not to be punished without desert.
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    • 3.Positive retributivism risks justifying excessive punishment whenever desert is high, even when consequences don't warrant it.
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