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Originally Posted by BirdDancer
@ fern46, thank you for responding to my post (and really bpcyclist's thread, as a whole). You make a lot of valuable points here. You are right that the system is in great need of reform. It is complex, indeed.
Safety for all is crucial, but so is appropriate and humane treatment of people who are ill. Unfortunately, too, so many mentally ill that find themselves incarcerated for long periods (or repeatedly) are poor and/or have little effective support, and may not have the same opportunities that people like you and me have. Nature and nurture affects all of our lives in different ways. |
I totally agree.
I honestly feel most people who commit crimes are mentally ill in some form or another. I feel there are very few who wish to have their freedoms revoked. We are lacking insight into all of the reasons people do what they do, but there are causes that lead them to such actions. I feel criminals deserve humane treatment as well. There is so much opportunity in this arena and I hold a lot of hope for a future where we cam better serve all of society as a whole.
