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| jce wrote:
> "LX-i" <lxi0007@netscape.net> wrote in message
> news:4c563$425c88cb$45491f85$27772@KNOLO
GY.NET...
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> That's a very well crafted sentence - it says a lot and is substantially
> loaded :-)
Why thank you - I'm flattered. :)
> I suppose that what you are saying is that "after" committing a
> crime the chances of this "education" working are nil.
Not necessarily "nil" - it's just a lot longer road if the propensity is
followed. An alcoholic has no trouble at all with the stuff until he
takes that first drink. From that point on, it'll be a struggle the
rest of his life.
[snipped Folsom Prison stuff]
> If I suggest anything it's that everyone who asks deservingly for dignity
> should receive it. Sure you can kick them when they've done wrong, but we
> should not judge them solely on what they did before we kicked them, but
> also how they respond to that kick.
This is true. This is also why, for all but the most heinous of crimes,
lifetime sentences and/or death are not options. We have suspended
sentences, concurrent sentences, parole, etc. The question society has
to ask is what are the ramifications of someone being released when they
*do* repeat the crime? In certain cases, cities have been sued over the
people they let out who committed the same crime again. At some point,
a judgment call has to be made for the safety of the society as a whole.
That's where the debate comes in about who's *actually* sorry for what
they did, and who's just saying that because they know it'll get them
out early.
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