Uncle Buck
New member
This issue has always rubbed me the wrong way. The entire purpose of our judicial system is rehabilitation, not punishment.
So if a person completes his/her sentence,with or with out parole, then they should be deemed rehabilitated and released. Or, if they are not deemed rehabilitated, they should be held.
If they are rehabilitated, then I feel their rights should be restored.
Maybe re-define the judicial system so when a person is sentenced to prison, it must be stated the person is being sent to prison for either rehabilitation or punishment? Punishment, they loose their rights. Rehabilitation, they regain their rights upon successful completion of their sentence.
The poor guy who has to register as a sex offender because he was urinating in public?
The guy who was illiterate and could not figure out his taxes, but was to ashamed, or proud to ask for help for help, so he did not file them?
The guy who used a handgun in self-defense, where a handgun is (was?) illegal?
The kid who was dating the same girl for three years, but once he turned 18, it was considered statutory rape?
There really is no easy answer to fix this. Maybe it should be changed to were the judge has to specifically prohibit the defendant from ever owning a gun again?
So if a person completes his/her sentence,with or with out parole, then they should be deemed rehabilitated and released. Or, if they are not deemed rehabilitated, they should be held.
If they are rehabilitated, then I feel their rights should be restored.
Maybe re-define the judicial system so when a person is sentenced to prison, it must be stated the person is being sent to prison for either rehabilitation or punishment? Punishment, they loose their rights. Rehabilitation, they regain their rights upon successful completion of their sentence.
The poor guy who has to register as a sex offender because he was urinating in public?
The guy who was illiterate and could not figure out his taxes, but was to ashamed, or proud to ask for help for help, so he did not file them?
The guy who used a handgun in self-defense, where a handgun is (was?) illegal?
The kid who was dating the same girl for three years, but once he turned 18, it was considered statutory rape?
There really is no easy answer to fix this. Maybe it should be changed to were the judge has to specifically prohibit the defendant from ever owning a gun again?