Re: OT - I may be in the minority

Wish that were possible, but I don't know of anything that could be done for a person in jail that would erase his or her reaction to a bad upbringing. Many people have bad childhoods and don't turn to crime because their reaction to and attitude about life is different. The only one I know who can change a person is God, and if someone doesn't want that relationship, then what could a prison do to make a convict's life better?

RaeMorrill wrote:
. . .but in many cases they are victims too. Raised in poverty, abuse, and just pissed off in general. I don't know the answer, but prison should provide something to make sure they have a desire to change or a means to.


Anne Vasquez wrote:


You must have been attending different Christian churches than I have, Eli. I've never heard that doctrine.


Eliyahu wrote:



That's called "specific deterrence" (as opposed to the general
deterrence you've advocated earlier). Since we do virtually nothing in
the way of rehabilitative programming in our jails and prisons, it
generally translates into doing a life sentence in installments. I
suppose we could eliminate recidivism by following the North Korean
model and imposing life sentences and/or death penalties for just about
all crimes. It's made NK a relatively crime-free country where the
only thing the people have to fear is the State. It would also fit
perfectly with the current Christian doctrine of "no forgiveness, no
redemption, and punish as hard as possible." By coincidence, that's
also the Islamic philosophy... strict justice without mercy.

Eliyahu

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