It is a great philosophical thought experiment: What if a perfect paradise existed, where everyone and everything is perfect. But only one type of punishment: the death penalty.
I would argue that having a death penalty for a minor accident in which no one was hurt - like tripping over a plant or whatever it was that Wesley did - precludes the place being a utopia. More like a death trap filled nightmare where you have to be constantly vigilant. Are they constantly putting toddlers to death?
If the rules are clear, and it’s impossible to break them accidentally, it might be a different story.
Hell no, that setup describes nazi germany too depending on the ideology. You’d live in permament fear of accidentally breaking some rule you didn’t even know about or that the regime came up with yesterday.
I really liked this episode.
It is a great philosophical thought experiment: What if a perfect paradise existed, where everyone and everything is perfect. But only one type of punishment: the death penalty.
Would you want to live there?
I would argue that having a death penalty for a minor accident in which no one was hurt - like tripping over a plant or whatever it was that Wesley did - precludes the place being a utopia. More like a death trap filled nightmare where you have to be constantly vigilant. Are they constantly putting toddlers to death?
If the rules are clear, and it’s impossible to break them accidentally, it might be a different story.
I bet they have good weed, though.
Hell no, that setup describes nazi germany too depending on the ideology. You’d live in permament fear of accidentally breaking some rule you didn’t even know about or that the regime came up with yesterday.