Can't tell you why we want them punished. Perhaps it's because somewhere deep in our gut we believe that if it was us on that big screen we would be and we want the same for these perpetrators. Either way, the "pound of flesh/quid pro quo" syndromes have always fascinated me. I don't begrudge the elderly woman down the street from me for receiving her late husband's pension and her social security. In fact, I think everyone should receive pensions for their years of work.
Can't tell you why we want them punished. Perhaps it's because somewhere deep in our gut we believe that if it was us on that big screen we would be and we want the same for these perpetrators. Either way, the "pound of flesh/quid pro quo" syndromes have always fascinated me. I don't begrudge the elderly woman down the street from me for receiving her late husband's pension and her social security. In fact, I think everyone should receive pensions for their years of work.