I've been doing a lot of thinking lately regarding the rehabilitation vs. punishment argument. I wonder what your experiences are, in that you've dealt with many people on the street, and I haven't.
Do you think society has a responsbility to fix a "broken" person? Is rehabilitation possible? Under what circumstances?
Do you think its better to lock people up indefinitely, instead of trying to return them to society as useful human beings? Is punishment the only thing people understand?
Having said that, I am of the opinion that child abusers and sex offenders are not "fixable". But, what about drug users, alcoholics, burglers, carjackers, thieves, etc... What do you think?
Do you think society has a responsbility to fix a "broken" person? Is rehabilitation possible? Under what circumstances?
Do you think its better to lock people up indefinitely, instead of trying to return them to society as useful human beings? Is punishment the only thing people understand?
Having said that, I am of the opinion that child abusers and sex offenders are not "fixable". But, what about drug users, alcoholics, burglers, carjackers, thieves, etc... What do you think?
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