> As you know, the Kant Hegel theory of retributive
> punishment that we have discussed holds that the
> wrongdoers do consent through the social contract. for
> those of us who reject social contract theory,
> retribution is an exception that the wrongdoer craetes
> by doing wrong. jks
If you "reject social contract theory" in what sense is retribution "an exception that the wrongdoer creates by doing wrong"?