Locke describes the "state of nature" as a state of equality in which no person has power over others, therefore in this state of nature according to Locke everyone is free to do what they want. It should be noted that despite this freedom Locke points out that this freedom is not synonymous to abuse others. This state has a natural law that governs it and in said law it affirms that this simply required that the punishment be adapted to the crime; This means that a person in the state proposed by this philosopher can face any crime to dissuade the offender from repeating the same.
