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13687, crash course in human rights...
Posted by alek, Tue Jun-12-01 12:44 PM
>those people had rights and he took them away.
>.........so why should he have any.

Because EVERYBODY HAS THEM. That's how "human rights" work. Every single human being deserves those basic human rights, and that includes our president, it includes Pinochet, it includes neo-nazis and it includes Timothy McVeigh.

>what to do with him?
>stick him in prison, perhaps?

Perhaps. Or he could do community service for 65 years.

>let him get a college degree
>while in there, meanwhile.......thosee that
>have never did any such
>thing, cant even get anybody
>to help them w/ tuition?!?

This is such poor debate. Come on, if you want to condemn the prison system, be my guest. But don't mix your arguments...there are plenty of reasons (all of which need immediate addressing) why people don't have access to higher education. Getting edged out by convicts is not the main one.

>let him have food and shelter
>everyday, meanwhile......ppl are living on
>the streets w/a empty stomach?!?

See above.

>let him have a new start
>on his life, meanwhile...........the victims
>families cant even get over
>their loss?!?

You call numerous consecutive life sentences "a new start?"

I think he deserves to continue living his life, but he should spend it dealing with the consequences of what he did, and doing ALL he can to repair the damage.

Alek


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