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Cases unmeet

Chapter X
Cases unmeet for Punishment

Punishment, as has been already observed, being
itself a mischief, an evil upon the principle of utility it
ought not to be admitted employed but where it promises to
exclude some greater mischief. It is plain
therefore that in the following case it ought not to
be admitted. 1. When it is groundless. 2. Where
it must be inefficacious. 3. Where it is unprofitable
or too expensive. 4. Where it is needless where the
mischief may being to be presented at a or
cease of itself without it.

1 Case in which punishment is groundless.
Punishment is groundless where there never
has been any mischief, as the act which on some
occasions might be mischievous or disagreeable
being the result of ; or where it is more
them outweighed by the good, as when any thing
is done in the way of precaution
calamity or with exercise of the domestic, judicial,
military or supreme powers.

If th an accurate conception of the mischief
nature of an that offence has been formed it will
easily be distinguished from imaginary offences:
from those acts that are innocent in themselves
but which by the of prejudice ignorance
antipathy and asceticism have been ranked among
crimes something in the same manner as many
of wholesome good have by some
people been pronounced poisonous & unclean. Heresy
and so witchcraft are offences of this class.



Identifier: | JB/141/054/002
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Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

Box

141

Main Headings

rationale of punishment

Folio number

054

Info in main headings field

Image

002

Titles

Category

copy/fair copy sheet

Number of Pages

2

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

f5 / f7

Penner

richard smith

Watermarks

dusautoy & rump 1809

Marginals

Paper Producer

edward collins

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

1809

Notes public

ID Number

48271

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