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I'm not sure if this is the answer some people want to hear, but I'm on the fence on this one. If someone is guilty of a crime, there should be a debt paid to society.
However, I have a close friend who was the victim of a corporate conspiracy. He was framed and found guilty on testimony that was 100% perjury. While going through appeals, he is in prison. The state he lives in (AZ) has mandatory sentencing, so no matter what anyone said at sentencing, the judge had no discretion. He was screwed. The ones who REALLY were guilty got off scott free, not just for their original crimes, but for some world-class perjury as well.
So nowadays, I can't look at a story on the news, or a photo on TV or a magazine of someone in jail without wondering: "Are they REALLY guilty? Is it possible they were framed?"
Just some food for thought for those who think that throwing away all basic human dignity is a good way of exacting revenge of some sort on those in prison.
Adrienne (PNAM-2003)
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