Is the Civil Magistrate's Primary Role Punitive?

The Bible is very clear that the civil magistrates' primary role is punitive. It punishes evil doers with a sword. That's its job. The question is, what can they use the sword for? And as far as I can tell, all you have is the sword being used for is actually when a crime has been committed. So then let me work into this: You can measure damages. If you, if parents on a bill to suit TikTok, if their little boy comes out as a little girl and gets transgender surgery, yeah, um, sue their pants off.