SamuelRSmith on 09 April 2010
| tombi123 said: He could become a guitar teacher... I do believe prisoners should be taught skills in prison so they can fit into society when they get released rather than go back to crime. Learning to cook would have been a better option then guitar in my opinion. |
You honestly think he will ever be allowed to work with children?
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Learning to play an instrument, or some other kind of creative skill, can provide for outlets for violent criminals outside of, you know, violence.
I think we often forget, particularly in the Bulger case, that it's not all black-and-white: Venables and Thompson were just children, who were sexually abused, and were under observation of psychiatrist who noted suicidal tendencies and self harm. Should retribution really be the only purpose for prison in this case?
