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I shared the above in another thread Got me thinking What is the Sikh approach to handling crime and punishment. Other than during war where killing opponents is fair game, what is considered right/acceptable in Sikhi towards other crimes? Personally, I'm in favor of rehabilitation as far as possible, and a lot could be achieved with parchaar to correct people. But if that is not available, then many fail rehabilitation and continue to re-offend. Also, I think if keeping someone imprisoned, they should be treated humanely with basic but reasonable conditions. is hard labor a fair punishment ? Is capital punishment acceptable in cases of murder or rape ? I think it might be, but there's a risk if they are actually innocent. What about middle eastern practices like 'flogging'? What to do with less serious crimes, e.g. petty theft, low level fraud ? What is the Sangat's thoughts?
