In the article "The Code of the Streets" by Elijah Anderson looked at circumstances of the inner-city poor, and both think the causes of violence are to be found in the connections among poverty, racial discrimination, and city neighborhoods. ... Such a connection also reduces the chances of a child constantly brooding and ruminating over punishing others and seeking revenge. ...
But we can't resort to the revenge of "an eye for an eye", because that only would make the punishment as unjust, as immoral and as barbaric as the original crime itself. ... Because he says, "The October 12, 2002 terrorist attacks do not give anyone the right to repeat such a vile act, and to adopt a new philosophy would be a betrayal to the code of behaviour that he has taught to his children. ...
Our peers and the prominent figures in our lives would often remind us of the negative effects and moral codes that conspire around violence. ... The difference between retributivism theory and utilitarian theory is, the utilitarian theory is justified by the thought of capital punishment achieving crime reduction or other benefits socially, where retributivism theory is justified by almost taking "revenge", but only is done to people who have committed wrong doings. ...
