[ponsin]

Retribution is needed to prevent vigilante justice and to cause fear to potential criminals. Remember the story of the drunk driver who killed several people in a crash [0]? He was "punished" by going to a club med like rehab facility where he was taught about the wrongs of his actions by horse back riding. Imagine if all drunk drivers were punished that way?

0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Couch

[megous]

> He was "punished" by going to a club med like rehab facility where he was taught about the wrongs of his actions by horse back riding.

And you read that where?

[syshum]

I am not familiar with the case you are speaking of, and often times people over state what happens in minimum security facilities

also I see you one of many that confuse rehabilitation with giving people a slap on the hand, or "club med" type of facilities.

Retribution is in no way needed to prevent Vigilantism (Vigilantism is never justified or justice). Actual justice, and restitution prevents that just fine.

Rehabilitation has many aspects, and in the case of addiction it would include a medical and psychological treatment for that addiction

There has never been any study that shows tossing a person in a prison with no treatment does anything to solve the underlying issue which just leads to recidivism, in the case of a drunk driver, it is likely they they were caught many many times leading up to their imprisonment, this highlights the failure of the retribution system and where a rehabilitation system would achieve a better outcome

[ponsin]

Added source of the case to the OP. And yes, retribution is designed to prevent vigilantism. As that is psychology I can't really give a better source than [0]. Obviously retribution is not meant to go by itself, but along with rehabilitation.

0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retributive_justice#Purposes