Through the Prism

After passing through the prism, each refraction contains some pure essence of the light, but only an incomplete part. We will always experience some aspect of reality, of the Truth, but only from our perspectives as they are colored by who and where we are. Others will know a different color and none will see the whole, complete light. These are my musings from my particular refraction.

2.04.2009

I Guess Requiring The Scarlet Letter in High School Is Pointless

I thought that: A) We are a Christian nation, and B) A key component of Christianity is forgiveness. Maybe I've misunderstood, because it seems the people who make those claims are also the ones behind laws like this:

Determining just what the “REGISTERED OFFENDER” mark of shame conveys is increasingly difficult, as the convictions that call for such a license continue to expand, from an initial mandate for sex offenses to the inclusion of many violent crimes and now some drug offenses. . . .

The best way to ensure an ex-con will commit another crime is to limit their chances of getting a steady job and a safe place to live.

But denying a parolee those things is exactly what the licenses could encourage others to do.

Faced with the idea of renting to or hiring a “registered offender,” many people understandably would shut that door, rather than open it. The fear factor is simply too great. The catch, though, is that without a job, a convict is more likely to commit a crime again. . . .


Kansas license rule for parolees may hurt society more than it helps

1 Comments:

At 2/04/2009 9:54 PM, Blogger asdfasdfadfasd said...

A) We are a Christian nation. B) The key component of Christianity is not, in fact, forgiveness. The key component is the understanding that it is okay to kill other people as long as they believe in a different imaginery being.

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