Stephen Colbert made me spit salad dressing all over my desk

In one of those rare moments when I feel I might be missing something by not watching television, I just heard Colbert in an interview on All Things Considered.  I was walking to the computer munching on a bite of my salad when he announced that he calls The New York Times "the juice".  It's like steroids because "it makes me angry and shrinks my testicles."

Crime and Punishment

In my previous rant, while pleonastic castigates me, zie (as zie wishes to be known) presents a list of reasons why we have punishment, which makes me think about some thoughts I had on the subject years ago; the reflection makes me a little ashamed at how shallow I've become, and I'm hoping I can say something that will annoy my readers (and me) less.  I identified five reasons for punishment way back when, and with a little mental strain, I'm pretty sure I've remembered my list, although I think I've updated my thinking about the reasons.  So, here are the 5 reasons for having criminal punishment in a society, according to the great philosopher me:

( Prevention, Protection, Deterrence, Rehabilitation, Vengenace )