----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Sibio"
Subject: RE: Vigilant or Bloody Minded
At 04:06 AM 1/8/2006, you wrote:
As others have pointed out, he is innocent until proven guilty. This is
true
even if he admits that he did it. He isn't working somewhere that children
are at risk. You should probably assume that if you know who he is, then
the
store owner does too.
I disagree. If he admits to it, people need to be warned. This man is
dangerous. If he hadn't admitted it I would agree with the innocent until
proven guilty but, in this case, let's worry more about the rights of the
innocent children than his.
So, you brand the guy as a Typhoid Mary, turn him out on the street with no
ability to earn a living, and likely no treatment for the mental illness
that put him into the situation in the first place.
And what the fuck do you think he is going to do?
Crawl under a rock and hide?
If you don't give the person the tools he needs to rehabilitate himself, and
a reason to rehabilitate, most likely he is going to re-offend.
William Robb
