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Originally Posted by seaneeboy
If we take for a second that as accepted (which I don't really) does that mean it's excusable though? It's certainly not legal... An eye for an eye and the land will soon be blind (to paraphrase!)
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But it is not illegal to
wish further punishment on someone for a crime they committed.
Acting on vengance is unacceptable, but to want vengance is most certainly human.
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Originally Posted by seaneeboy
I'm not saying I'm 100% with NSPCC's views - If it comes to "Which statement do you agree with" though, I'm more likely to go to that side than the alternative.
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Even if the evidence doesn't support it?
Anyway, how about bringing back national service?
I must admit, being only 27, I haven't much knowledge on the subject, but after talking with people who have been through it, it does seem to have been a possitive influence.