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| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 252: Voiding Our Special Relationship |
| red sox 777 12/13/19 5:00:19 PM #426: | Yeah, rehabilitation as a condition of release has some serious problems, like giving too much power to whoever it is determining whether someone has been rehabilitated. It can result in an actually innocent person staying in prison for his full sentence because he refuses to confess and so is deemed not to be rehabilitated, while a good liar is able to convince the authorities that he has repented and changed. And what is the lesson for people thinking about whether to commit crimes - they will be released as soon as they can convince others they have been rehabilitated? That significantly reduces the deterrent. --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 Congratulations to DP Oblivion in the Guru Contest! ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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