Re: rehabilitation versus punishment in a future society....

From: Spike Jones (spike66@ibm.net)
Date: Mon Feb 21 2000 - 21:08:06 MST


john grigg wrote:

> Stirling Westrup made some enlightened comments about how even the most
> cruel and sadistic individuals in the future will be seen as "sick" and not
> evil and worthy of severe punishments as in our day....

Who knows what could happen with future societal attitudes? In the
distant future, people may decide all of us are evil, for we had the
means to prevent immediate starvation of destitute Africans, for
instance, and failed to do so. spike



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