[*BCM*] Would you take this dude into your home?

[Basil Sharpe]

So when James took a swing at the bicycle owner, what if those bolt
cutters took the bicycle owner's eyes out and he was blinded for life.
So he may not have lost his bike but he may have been seriously injured
or worse.   Would we still feel the same apathy for James?    It's good
to always think of the other guy and his circumstances but how far does
one take this?   

 

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Adam Shoop
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 11:00 AM
To: 'Boston Critical Mass'
Subject: Re: [*BCM*] Would you take this dude into your home?

 

Although I won't speak for Paul Centro, it seemed like his proposal was
pretty straightforward, nothing to do with taking him into his home.  He
simply asked, how good should we feel when a possibly "repeat offender"
is taken off the street (for a period of time) without any avenues
toward rehabilitation.  Even without supposing that it was for a drug
habit, there are little to no opportunities or training for job
training.  As Paul mentioned, the person is going to face serious CORI
problems with employers (and this would be true even if he was
acquitted), though that issue has been gaining greater attention
recently.

 

Maybe you can make an argument that certain criminals or types of crimes
ought to be removed from the street but even if that's the case, it
seems like a pyrrhic victory if recidivism receives no attention.

 

Adam

 

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Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 10:53 AM
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Subject: Re: [*BCM*] Cyclist foils heist, Boston Phoenix 9/28

 

I know this is not the answer anyone wants to hear, but that's why we
have judges, who hopefully serve as judicious carriers of what's best
for the individual and what's best for society. 

There are plenty of hard luck cases out there, but like asking about
riding scooter at a CM event, I'll ask this, would you take this dude
into your home? 



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