We must be careful not to confuse an act of punishment with an act of revenge or vengeance carried out by somebody who has no authority to punish or is acting under the guise of "vigilante justice". ... Banks (2013) cites the example of the Draconian punishments that occurred during the period of the Draco Code. ...

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