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Originally Posted by Ramrod
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I think they should be educated and rehabilitated so they are not likely to re-offend.
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Admirable sentiments (and ones that I share) but....since you haven't said (in answer to my question) that you think criminals should be punished are we to take it that you think they shouldn't be punished? |
Not in the sense that some (especially some in this and other threads) mean by "punishment", no.
I'm in favour of putting them into a situation where they can be educated and rehabilitated rather than "punished" ie (or eg) "made to suffer" for what they have done.
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...as an aside, I have just treated a criminal barrister who had also read the article in question. He was wholeheartedly behind it 
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I'm sure he was. But so what? I'm sure you could find other barristers who would completely agree with my viewpoint.