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genuinegirly · 03-01-2008, 04:02 PM

Whole life tariffs, or life in prison sentences, are appropriate when a person is deemed by the court beyond reform.

Sutcliffe could be a threat to the public at age 85 if he spent all of his time in prison plotting how he could accomplish the same terrors with a deteriorating physique.

In my mind, the modern prison system is not in place solely to protect the public, but to reform the individual so they are no longer a threat. Give the person plenty of quiet alone time to figure out that, yeah, they didn't make very good choices. Then give them the education necessary to start a new life upon release.

03-01-2008, 04:02 PM	#26 (permalink)
genuinegirly Eat your vegetables Super Moderator Location: Arabidopsis-ville	Whole life tariffs, or life in prison sentences, are appropriate when a person is deemed by the court beyond reform. Sutcliffe could be a threat to the public at age 85 if he spent all of his time in prison plotting how he could accomplish the same terrors with a deteriorating physique. In my mind, the modern prison system is not in place solely to protect the public, but to reform the individual so they are no longer a threat. Give the person plenty of quiet alone time to figure out that, yeah, they didn't make very good choices. Then give them the education necessary to start a new life upon release. __________________ "Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq "violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy Last edited by genuinegirly; 03-01-2008 at 04:09 PM..