I don't know paul, and his comment reads like a counter-troll, but the implicit statement that the audience of the statement incorporates their own perspective on the morality of the crime into their perception of the remedy is valid.
The question about diets for prisoners that accommodate the needs of the prisoner is generally a 20th century concept[1]. And generally case after case has sided with the prisoners[2].
[1] I've yet to find a case prior to the treatment of prisoners of war in WW 1 that discussed diet but I haven't looked particularly hard so I offer this opinion with confidence but not certainty :-)
