Deuteronomy 13:11 Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and no one among you will do such an evil thing again.
After true judicial process should come justice according to the judicial process.
All of us would continue to go off the rails if there were not some recompense for the things we do wrong; after all, it would be easier just to continue doing wrong!
God wants us to know there are consequences for the things we do wrong. Sometimes the fear of the consequences is the only thing which will stop us – and God knows that.
Follow God’s Laws and not your own desires.