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Old 12-10-2005, 06:12 PM
Jedi Flopper Jedi Flopper is offline
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Default Re: Should the governator grant stanley TUKI williams clemency?

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Seperating your opinion on the death penalty, does a person actions in prison really have any bearing on wether the jury was competent in deciding punishment.

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Essentially no.

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If you believe prison is exclusively a means to keep criminals seperated from society and serves only to punish, then you would be right. If prisons are supposed to serve some reformative purpose then a prisoner's actions and attitudes after serving some time should be considered when determining his final disposition.
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Old 12-10-2005, 07:45 PM
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Default Re: Should the governator grant stanley TUKI williams clemency?

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Seperating your opinion on the death penalty, does a person actions in prison really have any bearing on wether the jury was competent in deciding punishment.

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Essentially no.

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If you believe prison is exclusively a means to keep criminals seperated from society and serves only to punish, then you would be right. If prisons are supposed to serve some reformative purpose then a prisoner's actions and attitudes after serving some time should be considered when determining his final disposition.

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I agree with this more or less, but that's not what the poster was asking me.
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