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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Isn't that an ethical argument though. You can't force treatment or punishment on someone before they commit the crime.
Or if we start seeing the causes or what we think are the causes and either start tinkering with their genes, or we abort the fetus. At that point aren't we into the whole eugenics argument that ended up costing Alberta a lot of money due to law suits, and made the Nazi's reviled.
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I suppose I see the merit in your first point a la Minority Report
...but imagine if you saw a kid who had demonstrated disturbing behavior, killing small animals, wearing canucks gear etc. Would it not be prudent to get that kid into treatment with child psychologists etc to prevent them from possibly making a poor choice in the future and harming someone....they haven't committed a crime, but the warning signs are enough of a reason to intervene...