Allow me to Defend every Criminal out there

[Jay520]

IIIIITHE1IIIII said:

Jay520 said:
I think most people 'feel' sorry for criminals. But even if they didn't, having a mere feeling won't change anything so I don't see your point in it.

What actions do you suggest we take? Don't punish criminals?

That is not the main point of this thread though. The main point is that we shouldn't hate our criminals and that punishing unfortunate people theoretically makes no sense. The electric chair would be most severe example of unjustified punishments.

I don't think most people genuinely hate them. They may dislike them for the damage they may have done, but I don't think they hate them. (in fact, hate is nonexistant in most religions). But then of course, it's hard to instruct someone to not hate something, as hate is a powerful and often uncontrollable emotion for humans.