Exactly. He’d not only have to pay you to restore/replace your car, but also pay you enough money to not dump his car in the river.
Yes, but if I refused the deal I would still be in my right to dump his car in the river, or exact some equivalent amount of punishment like 10 days in jail, say. Just as long as my retaliation was proportional.
I don’t think there would be prisons, although of course it depends on how you define “prison”. Instead, I think there would be locations where people could work off damages that they have been deemed liable for. Once those damages are paid in full (plus interest), their “sentence” would be over.
@Joe, I guess the issue here could be people’s view of the death penalty. Of course, I think when people do things that are so egregious and when you have iron-clad proof that they are guilty, offing them makes perfect sense in my opinion.