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“Sophia Leone” is a junior employee whose superior commits fraud. Social media demands “she pay for his sins” because she enabled him. The paper argues this is mob justice — not justice at all.

Title:
“She Must Pay for His Sins”: Vicarious Punishment, Scapegoating, and the Ethics of Transferring Guilt sophia leone she must pay for his sins top

Abstract:
This paper explores the ethical and legal concept of vicarious punishment — holding one person accountable for the transgressions of another. Using the hypothetical case of “Sophia Leone” (a fictional stand-in for scapegoated figures in literature and society), the paper analyzes how societies have historically transferred guilt from powerful offenders to vulnerable proxies. It concludes that modern justice systems reject vicarious punishment as morally indefensible, though scapegoating persists in social and digital mob dynamics. “Sophia Leone” is a junior employee whose superior

Keywords: vicarious liability, scapegoat mechanism, retributive justice, René Girard, moral responsibility Modern law distinguishes between:

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