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Originally Posted by Shazbut
It is difficult isnt it? When you are of the ilk in not wishing death to others for their crimes, but may require vengeance if it was a loved one who died at the hands of others?
Remember Lesley Ann Downey, the little girl who was raped and tortured by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley? - the harrowing tape of her pleas to Hindley to help her? Lesley's mother wished both Brady and Hindley dead and swore that if that Hindley was ever released, she would rip her limb from limb. All she could hope for was that both Brady and Hindley were never released and vowed to outlive them both. That lady never got her revenge and sadly died (3years before Hindley), riddled with cancer. There was never closure for her.
For some, at least, it appears that death for a crime is a way of being able to let go.
But does vengeance release us? I dont know and hope to the gods, I never know.
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I can understand what your saying and have total respect in your opinion, but all this really boils down to is rehabilitation. Some offenders (or in most cases repeat) cost states a ton of money a year to house ... money that should go to helping fund schools, hospitals, law enforcement etc etc..
The punishment should fit the crime no doubt and some people should be "put down" for crimes that have been committed in such a henious fashion.
I read once about the "cake" analogy ... it goes like this, somone gives you a recipe for the best tasting chocolate cake ... so you put in the flour, the eggs, sugar, coco ... and by mistake 1 cup of motor oil!!
You bake the cake and serve it ... well of course its no good and can not be eaten by anyone ... you cake extract the motor oil in it you and have no choice but to throw it out.
This in the same way could be said about violet offenders ... some are so bad that no matter what you do you can never really help them.
You may have heard of Richard Speck? He was given life in prison for killing those nursing students back in the 50's I believe ... well, anyway they found a homemade video of Speck in prison doing drugs and having sex with other inmates... during the filming of one he said to the camera If only they knew how much fun I was having..
I could only imagine what the families of the poor girls would have thought if they saw that tape..