As most other episodes of Black Mirror, this one raised difficult questions through uncomfortable viewing. That is why I would not feel honest to write that I "liked" it - as in "it was fun, I'd like to watch it again".
I would not want to watch this again, but for sure it made me think about punishment that fits the crime. Nowadays, lots of people feel that criminals literally get away with murder and that punishment for heinous crimes is too light.
To which extent particularly cruel crimes should be punished? The extent showed in this episode seems OK, up to the point of repetition. How many times is the criminal supposed to go through the same torture? Is ten years of suffering enough to pay for a week of criminal activity? And who establishes how long the punishment must last?
Uncomfortable food for thought.
I would not want to watch this again, but for sure it made me think about punishment that fits the crime. Nowadays, lots of people feel that criminals literally get away with murder and that punishment for heinous crimes is too light.
To which extent particularly cruel crimes should be punished? The extent showed in this episode seems OK, up to the point of repetition. How many times is the criminal supposed to go through the same torture? Is ten years of suffering enough to pay for a week of criminal activity? And who establishes how long the punishment must last?
Uncomfortable food for thought.