Full Idea
One criticism of the retributive theory of punishment is that it is hard to know how to fit the punishment to the crime. What punishment should correspond to stealing chickens?
Gist of Idea
How should the punishment fit the crime (for stealing chickens?)
Source
Tuckness,A/Wolf,C (This is Political Philosophy [2017], 7 'Rationales')
Book Reference
Tuckness,A / Wolf,C: 'This is Political Philosophy' [Wiley Blackwell 2017], p.178
A Reaction
The ancient world was more keen on restitution for such crimes, which makes much better sense. Buy them some chickens, plus twenty percent.