From: John K Clark (jonkc@att.net)
Date: Mon Jul 29 2002 - 09:11:14 MDT
"Harvey Newstrom" <mail@HarveyNewstrom.com> Wrote:
> I what way do you think prisoners are *not*
> basically the same as the people everywhere else?
As I said before many people in prison should not be there,
counterproductive drug laws being the most notorious example, however I do
not think I am basically the same as your average child killer or mass
murderer. Could I have ended up a monster if there had been a single point
mutation in my DNA when I was in my mother's womb? Possibly. Could I have
ended up a monster if I had grown up in a bad enough environment? Possibly.
However neither of those things happened so I'm not
> Are you implying that criminals are genetically disposed to be
> criminals?
I'm sure some are, most probably are not. What difference does it make?
John K Clark jonkc@att.net
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