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Then I suggest the reeducation/punishment committee be staffed with people who have more spoons? Not trying to be belittling here, but it's your metaphor. Sneering at your comrades who see a hurt human acting out in a way that hurts others and manage to find pity in the situation isn't going to help the people who have been hurt either. Executing those who have hurt others might satisfy an urge for revenge, and inarguably it can prevent them from harming more in the future. But reeducation accomplishes the same and allows the offender the opportunity for reconstructive and pro social labor. I'm personally involved in restorative justice initiatives so finding sympathy for and helping offenders, even violent ones, rehabilitate and try to live more pro social lives is just another day for me. Whether someone is driven to their harm by poverty or propaganda, I don't think either party is as culpable as the capitalist class and propagandists who force others into that condition. Unless you're eschewing restorative justice as a model, I don't see how you can coherently hold your position with communist principles more widely.