Han Nam-su: Three Generations of Punishment | George W. Bush Presidential Center (2024)
Under the North Korean system, if one person in your family does something wrong or commits a crime against the regime, then the entire family can be sent away to a prison camp.
The reason the regime has this kind of system in place is because it wants to instill fear in North Koreans. Kim Il-Sung once said that any person who has anti-government sentiments should be wiped out entirely and up to three generations of their family should be punished.
These words from Kim Il Sung actually became law in North Korea. This is why family members also have to be sacrificed.
So if you’re part of a family that committed an offense against the regime not only do you have to live with a bad social class or songbun, but you have a dismal future ahead of you.
[Kim Il Sung (1912 – 1994) was the founder and leader of the North Korean state from 1948 until his death in 1994. Songbun is a system used by the North Korean regime to classify citizens’ attitudes toward the regime as core, wavering, or hostile. An individual’s songbun status is influenced by his family’s status and helps determine career prospects, housing and even access to food.]
Kim Il-Sung once said that any person who has anti-government sentiments should be wiped out entirely and up to three generations of their family should be punished. These words from Kim Il Sung actually became law in North Korea. This is why family members also have to be sacrificed.
While persons convicted of ordinary crimes serve fixed sentences, those convicted of political crimes are confined indefinitely. Punishment is extended to three generations – the offender's parents, siblings, and children are also incarcerated, as a way to pressure North Koreans to conform.
This means that you are the first generation as you start your company, your own children are the second generation when they take over, and your grandchildren are the third generation – who are likely not to inherit the business at all or to take it over and then watch it fail.
deterrence - punishment that aims to put people off committing crime. reformation - punishment that aims to reform. the criminal. retribution - punishment that aims to make the criminal pay for what they have done wrong.
Sixty% of wealth transfers are lost by the second generation, and 90% by the third. Only 10% of wealth passes beyond the third generation. The overall financial environment, income tax regulations, and estate tax laws fluctuate dramatically over a three-generation time-span.
The three main theories of punishment are utilitarian, retributive, and restorative. All three theories can be found in the criminal justice system. Although they are logically distinct, they are often intertwined in practice.
You probably know the phrase, “The punishment fits the crime.” In the criminal justice system, there are several forms of punishment that the law may consider — and the four most common types are incarceration, rehabilitation, diversion, and retribution.
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