http://onefinejay.com/2004/01/07/comments-fun-2 The personal blog of Jayvie Canono: on WordPress, Politics, Design and Life. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:25:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-alpha-19861 http://onefinejay.com/2004/01/07/comments-fun-2/comment-page-1#comment-405 Kathy K Wed, 07 Jan 2004 23:34:09 +0000 http://onefinejay.com/2004/01/07/comments-fun-2/#comment-405 I'm still wishy-washy on that question. Depends on what felony. IMO we've got some 'felonies' that shouldn't be felonies. I'm afraid I've never gotten the 'paid the debt' idea. I'm more the pragmatic sort. If they are a danger, lock them up. Great if you can change their minds and make them a functioning member of society. If you can't, keep them locked up (I wish...). Revenge should be irrelevant to the criminal courts; it's for the civil courts to make them pay debts they've incurred by their crimes. I’m still wishy-washy on that question. Depends on what felony. IMO we’ve got some ‘felonies’that shouldn’t be felonies. I’m afraid I’ve never gotten the ‘paid the debt’idea. I’m more the pragmatic sort. If they are a danger, lock them up. Great if you can change their minds and make them a functioning member of society. If you can’t, keep them locked up (I wish…).
Revenge should be irrelevant to the criminal courts; it’s for the civil courts to make them pay debts they’ve incurred by their crimes.

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