Assertion: punishment's victim | /r/CapableOf | vindicate the law
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text: Punishment does indeed have an expressive function, communicating in a symbolical fashion messages to the offender (condemning their deed), the victim (assuring them that society disapproves of the offender's deed and stands by the victim) and society at large (vindicating the law and reasserting the values it embodies).