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From: martin@dciem.UUCP (Martin Tuori)
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Subject: Re: Justice?!
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Date: Fri, 7-Sep-84 16:24:52 EDT
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Mark Thompson writes:
Why spend $40,000 odd a year keeping these killers in prison when all too often
if they are released they go on to kill again. I am sorry but I cannot feel
any compassion for these criminals. All my compassion is given to their victims.

I agree! The CBC Radio Noon program ran a phone-in on capital punishment
last week (in the wake of another police death), and all the usual arguments
came out pro and con. But the attitude that seems to get insufficient
airtime is that society doesn't owe the criminal anything. Society is an
evolutionary system, and the bad weeds should be removed. Rehabilitation
is ineffective; until we can remove the causes of crime, perhaps we should
at least clean house. Fewer criminals should go to jail for first time, or
lesser offences, since prison serves as school for criminals. But repeat
and dangerous offenders should not be released, and we should think about
capital punishment. It's a very difficult issue, but one that must be faced.
-- 
Martin Tuori
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