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Letter: On the crime and punishment debate (3)

Published 29 October 2025

From David Aldred, Brough, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK

On the main subject of untethering punishment from profit, I think the easiest way to remove any perception of authorities fining people in order to fill financial holes would be to fine them and burn the money. Then the criminal would be punished but the punisher wouldn’t profit.

Issue no. 3567 published 1 November 2025

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