DON'T KILL TOOKIE

[nicky g]

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Richard,

"Isn't that the idea behind the idea of rehabilitation."

The criminal justice system is not and should not be about rehabilitation. It is about punishment and protecting society.

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Says who? I think it should be about rehabilitation and protecting society. Why don;t you think it should be about rehabilitation? If people could be genuinely rehabilitated (perhaps you think they can't?), wouldn't rehabilitating them be a massive net gain to society, in terms of having fewer dangerous people around (you can't lock all criminals up forever) and no longer having to pur resources into locking many up?