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> [Our justice system is a punitive one that's there to sort of deal with what happens after someone's already offended.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-quinn/our-justice-system-is-a-punitive-one-that-s-there-to-sort-of-deal/)

[Zoe Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-quinn/)

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> [Generally the impulse to find justice through punitive measures can be a kind of quicksand. What James Whitman, the scholar I cite in the chapter of my book, talks about as an urge to level down, I think you see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-hayes/generally-the-impulse-to-find-justice-through-punitive-measures-can/)

[Chris Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-hayes/)

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