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Originally Posted by manchambo
Maybe I'm getting soft in old age, but these days I look at a guy like Ruggs as a kid. And I just keep thinking: how is the world going to become a better place if this kid goes to jail? Isn't it likely that going to jail will just make him worse, potentially dangerous, more likely to do bad things in the future?
Obviously there need to be consequences for actions like this, but I just can't help thinking jail only tends to make things worse for a person who doesn't need to be separate from society for safety reasons.
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Someone died. They died for no reason besides being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Whether the world would be better or not if he went to jail is irrelevant. This isn't a simple DUI where no one was hurt. What makes it worse is by not punishing him. Then you create a situation where he doesn't feel like there are consequences for his actions.