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Old Feb 5, 2005, 07:43 pm   #9 (permalink) (top)
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.....Partial quote by Anna..... Emotions and emotional responses are a definite bar to effective dialogue.

Incapacitation was not "forgotten", I was simply responding to the point regarding rehabilitation. However........
Merlin writes; .......I happen to agree with you Anna. I will go a bit further by saying that we produce our criminals via a sick society. Its common sense to teach these people (and they are people) skills to cope with society. We couldn't do much worse than the cruel, inhumane, and ineffectual "justice" system of today.

One point. I don't think federal judges should be appointed! Elected would be much better! perhaps our own government does not trust us to elect all of our politicos and power brokers! Damn straight they don't!

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