Re: Very OT - "lie" vs "error" - Folsom Prison

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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