06-28-2011, 09:07 AM
i agree with leanne and with you
i think while it is punitive many inmates can also be taught a trade, how to fit into society, why their crimes were wrong.
so much so that they come out and become acceptable members of society. the junkies can be weaned of drugs and given help, the thief can also be helped as well as the violent cons.
that said, people like hindely should never be released and as such needn't be taught a trade, needn't be given education. he's already been diagnosed as never being able to fit into society. nothing can be done for him that would be a benefit to either him or society.
as such his sentence is purely punitive. he is beyond rehabilitation. while most cons can gain something positive from a prison sentence, some such as hindley can not.
i think while it is punitive many inmates can also be taught a trade, how to fit into society, why their crimes were wrong.
so much so that they come out and become acceptable members of society. the junkies can be weaned of drugs and given help, the thief can also be helped as well as the violent cons.
that said, people like hindely should never be released and as such needn't be taught a trade, needn't be given education. he's already been diagnosed as never being able to fit into society. nothing can be done for him that would be a benefit to either him or society.
as such his sentence is purely punitive. he is beyond rehabilitation. while most cons can gain something positive from a prison sentence, some such as hindley can not.