>>>He's cost us far too much already. Off with his head and be done with it. If they need help doing it, give me a call.
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>>>I'm sure Tamar would disagree since she wants to let all criminals go free (because there's a chance that someone might have been wrongly convicted).
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>>As usual, you mischaracterize my views. I have no problem putting real criminals in jail, if they're properly tried and convicted. (Process matters.) I do object to the state killing anyone in my name, no matter how much that person might deserve it.
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>>I also think that jailing young people for minor offenses is likely to lead to a tremendous waste of human resources and that in many cases, we'd be better off trying to rehabilitate and educate. IOW, I think the justice system should be about justice, not about retribution.
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>>Tamar
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>I have no problem and actually prefer rehabilitating criminals who commit non-violent crimes. When it comes to habitual or repeat murderers though, no way. I agree rehabilitation should be the goal, but justice < > rehabilitation. Rehabilitation is not even in the legal definition of justice.
I don't think you and I have any serious disagreement here. We might disagree about particulars, but not about broad goals.
Tamar
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