I'm not sure ALL criminals should (or can) be rehabbed, but I think we ought to try something instead of killing them.

Prison, instead of being a means of repentance and reconciliation, is becoming big business. This "revolving door" sydrome is a biproduct of that "prison as corporation" mentality. The business aspect of prison seems to even override the notion of punishment these days.

On another level, we know the effectiveness of legal representation and other key legal processes are directly influenced by class (for the sake of argument, I'll leave race out of it). With unbalanced odds like these, I don't feel comfortable sending anyone off to die, guilty or not. the only system that could possibly have the moral/ethical right to kill its criminals is a perfect one. And ours is far from perfect.

One innocent life lost is too many.

L.


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