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Re: If it was possible to rehabilitate criminals with one pill.......................
And I still don't see why they shouldn't be released, if they're completely rehabilitated and no longer a threat to anyone. Locking them up in a cage is the default sentence for one reason, and one reason only: It removes them from society so they can't hurt anyone else. If they aren't going to do that, there's no reason to lock them up in a cage.
Now, this in no way relieves them of their civil obligations to their victims. If a victim wants to sue the criminal, they should most definitely be able to collect damages, even if the criminal has been rehabilitated.
I decided to resurrect this poll instead of making a new one.
And I still don't see why they shouldn't be released, if they're completely rehabilitated and no longer a threat to anyone. Locking them up in a cage is the default sentence for one reason, and one reason only: It removes them from society so they can't hurt anyone else. If they aren't going to do that, there's no reason to lock them up in a cage.
Now, this in no way relieves them of their civil obligations to their victims. If a victim wants to sue the criminal, they should most definitely be able to collect damages, even if the criminal has been rehabilitated.