Some people argue that retributionists must favor the death penalty for homicide. Others suggest that as long as society’s most severe penalty is applied to its most serious crime, retribution is...

Some people argue that retributionists must favor the death penalty for homicide. Others suggest that as long as society’s most severe penalty is applied to its most serious crime, retribution is achieved. That could mean that a retributionist favors life imprisonment rather than death as a proportional punishment if society chose life imprisonment as its most severe penalty. Do you agree with this assessment of retribution?