No question - iot's generalized and attempts to fit -all. A guy who comitted two crimes before steals a christmas video-tape and gets life. Doubtless that an overreaction. But that's the way law system works. It can't be individualized, it's not feasible. Added to which - In the early/mid 1990's, criminals on parole or early release from prison committed about 5,000 murders, 17,000 rapes, and 200,000 robberies a year.
I take that into account and my sympathy for the poor criminal drops sharply. He knew about the law and knew about the consequences. Moreover it pints toward the state of mind. If he was caught twice and punished and released and comitted yet another crime I am fairly certain that there is no chance of rehabilitation. The scale of the last crime doesn't really matter, it simply shows that he's locked in to a pattern. And come to that, i am an egoist and I much rather have that law in place than have some parolee make me a part of the statistics.
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Re: They already do...
Date: 2003-04-10 07:45 am (UTC)I take that into account and my sympathy for the poor criminal drops sharply. He knew about the law and knew about the consequences. Moreover it pints toward the state of mind. If he was caught twice and punished and released and comitted yet another crime I am fairly certain that there is no chance of rehabilitation. The scale of the last crime doesn't really matter, it simply shows that he's locked in to a pattern. And come to that, i am an egoist and I much rather have that law in place than have some parolee make me a part of the statistics.