| Council Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Michigan, Near Detroit Posts: 1,029 Level up: 50%, 101 Points needed |  |  Quote: |
Originally Posted by Jefferson You consider the rights of the criminal to be more important than the rights of innocent civilians. | Let's examine your logic:
Jaxian wants to consider the welfare of the criminal.
Therefore, Jaxian considers the rights of the criminal to be more important than the rights of innocent civilians.
Do I need to point out the error in this logic? It is obvious, right? That I have concern for the criminal says nothing of my concern for the victim. The welfare of the victim absolutely superceeds the welfare of the criminal. But this doesn't justify us in delivering cruel and unncessary punishment. Quote:
Originally Posted by OhDear  Ummm, not that it means you should not continue to post to this thread, but your last post had the tone of a closing argument... | You mean it sounded like I was ending an essay or something? Sorry, I tend to end my posts like that sometimes. Quote: | All the same, forgiveness can consider the need of the criminal, but justice must be the primary responsibility of the courts and that first, most and always on behalf of the victim. | I disagree that "Justice" should be the primary responsibility of the courts. "Justice", in my opinion, is the politically-correct way of saying "revenge". I mean, what is Justice? Justice is when a criminal hurts a victim, so in return, we punish the criminal for the sake of the victim. That's revenge.
Instead, I think the primary responsibility of the courts should be assuring that a reasonable punishment is delivered for each crime, in order to prevent crime and protect people from criminals. Delivering exceptionally cruel punishment, such as castration, is not a reasonable punishment. -Jaxian |