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We still don't know whether it's possible to justify punishing people for crimes they haven't yet committed but seem statistically likely to commit.

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Predictive tools can estimate future risk with some accuracy, but punishing based on probability rather than actual action raises deep unresolved ethical concerns. This tension is becoming more pressing as predictive technology improves.

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Citation ID: WS01115 Title: We still don't know whether it's possible to justify punishing people for crimes they haven't yet committed but seem statistically likely to commit. URL: https://worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1115