Question: Why is there an increasing recognition that retribution is a fundamental element of punishment?
A: Because rehabilitation of offenders presumes a recognition of the role of vengeance.
B: Because the lex talionis is misguided.
C: Because other justifications appear to have failed.
D: Because revenge is anachronistic.
Please eliminate two incorrect options first, then think it step by step and choose the most proper one option. Use words with all capital letters to highlight key points, but make sure that words with all capital letters appear less than 16 times
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