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Originally Posted by vorlon24
While I agree with some of the points you have made, I cannot agree with the part I have used here.
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But, like it or not, that is what Christianity insists that we must do, the prime example being Christ's own words on the cross.
Because none of us are perfect, we are all capable of making mistakes. Most of us are able to regonise our actions as wrong and are willing to express remorse and a determination not to make the same mistake again. In such cases I really do not see a problem with offering the offender a second chance and the opportunity to take part in society again.
The major problem, as I see it, is in dealing with people who go beyond the pale and express no remorse for their actions or who do not recognise the need to express remorse, and in this respect the case of Sydney Cooper has been raised.
If the test of whether a person is fit to rejoin society or not is the sincere expression of remorse, then Cooper would still be locked up.