Originally Posted by grovad

I did not bring it up because anyone with an ounce of humanity in them, after reading the article's sub-headline, could tell you that.



The ******* killed and consumed a five year old boy. He is -clearly- mentally unstable, with a low regard for other people's lives - and probably even his own. You think he is afraid of punishment?

afraid or not, i believe he does deserve punishment... a man like him should be kept locked up... whether it be a prison or psychiatric facility.. i dont understand your point of punishing him being fruitless.. he is clearly a danger to others (and possibly himself)

Let him out, I got the solution:

Originally Posted by giftedchick

afraid or not, i believe he does deserve punishment... a man like him should be kept locked up... whether it be a prison or psychiatric facility.. i dont understand your point of punishing him being fruitless.. he is clearly a danger to others (and possibly himself)

What I meant by "punishing him would be fruitless" is that, given his (the murderer's) mindset, he is going to break the law regardless. He is not intimidated of being arrested, imprisoned, or potentially executed, like you, I, or any other active, healthy member of a functioning society is.

If one solemnly believes that a prison should do nothing more than house criminals as "punishment" then they are part of the problem - by ignoring it. "Out of sight, out of mind" they say. This is how the Canadian prison system works. American one is even worse, unsurprisingly. Ask any criminology major; the general consensus is that prison does not work.

i did say "or psychiatric facility"

Originally Posted by jo87

I love when people quote books, it really shows you're connected to reality. Can you think of an intelligent quote on your own or do you really need an author to do it for you.

You quote yourself?