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Old 02-14-2009, 01:34 PM   #339
Nuje
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As long as the term is appropriate (Life, and I mean real life term, not Canadian 'life' term) I'm fine with wherever they lock him, be it a hospital, or prison. While I believe in firm punishment for such crimes, the more important matter is that dangerous people are isolated from society.
I hate the early releasing of our justice system for two reasons. The less important reason being 'the punishment doesn't fit the crime'. The more important reason being, I simply don't think the 'this person is a moderate/low/virtually no risk to re-offend' tag given, isn't all that reliable. Unless I am faced with a dire situation where killing someone is necessary (I mean something like threatening the family, or we experience a gigantic worldwide anti-gov't revolt, and anarchy ensues) I am mentally incapable of doing it. I couldn't kill someone out of anger, or just randomly. I don't commit any crimes, especially those which would put me in a situation that I could potentially kill anyone. If someone is in jail for murder, those last few sentences to not apply to them. As a result, they are a higher risk to offend statistically than someone who hasn't commited any crimes. While some people may actually re-habilitate, completely change, and be 100% fit to be re-released into society, I think it's unfair to law abiding citizens to play the lottery that they do.
Whichever avenue has this person locked up the longest, to me, is the right one, because he is dangerous.
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