Would you punish any kind of thought?

[The2ndWheel]

Just thinking out loud.

[Ron Green]

1. Nah. I've discovered that over a lifetime most thoughts are rewarded

appropriately.

[Taxloss]

2. No.

Of course not.

Mental illness might make some people dangerous to society, and subject to restrictions as such, but it should be so humane that it cannot be considered "punishment".

[ThomCat]

3. No. Most people don't have enough to them,

and most of the ones they do have don't become actions. As long as a thought stays in someone's head I don't think it should ever be a crime.

[petronius]

4. No - there're lots of thoughts that I would criticize, contradict,

or ridicule, and I would hold people responsible if their expressed thoughts led to criminal action, but I think it's far to dangerous to punish an idea, no matter how stupid or hateful the idea may be...

[Avalux]

5. Absolutely not. Whether I agree or not.

Everyone has the right express themselves, and their thoughts shouldn't be censored by whether or not they're "acceptable".

[dipsydoodle]

6. Don't thunk so

:)

[bryant69]

7. No. Such an act, if possible, would be monsterous

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[terminal_concept]

8. Thinking about making thoughts illegal is illegal.

So don't think about it!

[Cerridwen]

9. Nope, I go for education myself.

Though some might think my "droning on and on" to be a form of punishment.

:evilgrin:

[readmoreoften]

10. No. Absurd.

There would be no more fiction. Criminal investigations would become impossible if you can't think from a criminal's perspective. Sexual abusive victims and people with anxiety disorders often have uncontrollable dark thoughts. Thoughts are the ultimate privacy issue.


Now BELIEFS are a different thing. I don't think they should be punished, but I also don't think they are sacred. No one gets to have their beliefs unchallenged.

[jwirr]

11. I was wondering when someone was going to realize that some

practices based on speech/ideas are dangerous: ex. Jeffs and his polygamy and child brides. I am for free speech and do not want any kind of speech censored but I fear the actions the result from ideas.

[madmusic]

12. No.