----- Original Message ----- From: "Alberto Monteiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 1:39 PM Subject: Re: Andrea Yates
> Chad Cooper wrote: > > > > However, taking all of this aside - I am glad she got > > life. She will have the rest of her life to remember > > how each of her children looked at her as > > she was drowning them. > > > You are very cruel, Chad :-) > > Yes, you are right, curing her of her insanity and > having she remember her kids might be a worse punishment > than just executing her. > > But I don�t believe the purpose of the Justice System > should be revenge or punishment. It should be deterrent. > And AFAIK there�s no way to prevent an insane person > to do an insane thing :-/ > I agree that justice is not revenge or punishment. . But I also think that the purpose of the justice system can be the protection of society. Someone who is insane and has committed a homocide can be locked up away from society for society's protection. Dan M.
