Has it never occurred to you (the obvious) that punishment is one of the things (if not the most important one) that keeps people from committing crimes? It&#x27;s a matter of disincentive. Not only that, it&#x27;s part of the reform, since it&#x27;s a form of reprehension. I can&#x27;t understand how you can&#x27;t see what is basically common sense.