My heart is bursting. On the eve of my first child's birth, my dad - who's been in prison nearly my entire life - was granted clemency. He never intended harm, yet his crime devastated many families. My heart breaks for the families that can never get their loved ones back.
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Replying to @chesaboudin
Why should you be able to see your dad if those sons and daughters of those who died in the commission of a crime he was involved with dont ever get to see theirs? Can you actually give a good answer to those families? This is what justice should have been but is now been undone
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Replying to @truthsaiers @chesaboudin
The actual answer to your question lies in whether you believe prisons end result is supposed to be for punishment, rehabilitation, or a combination of the 2.
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Condign punishment is important for victims whose grief will never be commuted.
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Wouldn't it naturally follow from that idea that victims or their families should then decide when they get released also? If it's premised on their feelings to begin with?
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