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Then there's the deterrence factor. Figure that a baddie who is looking to harm you is already not deterred by the possibility of spending a few years in prison. He won't be deterred at all, then, by the prospect of spending an hour with burning eyes, if you manage to hit them at all. What seems like a minor inconvenience could turn into a rite of passage for a gangsta.
Frankly if someone is looking to do me harm I lack genuine compassion and consideration for them. Maybe getting my lights punched out in the middle of the street a few years back does that. I don't want to revoke the guy's life, I would prefer if the altercation never happened at all. Deterrence.
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