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Wanda:
Thanks for sharing this Doug. Love in action is a beautiful thing to see.

arion:
And the judge herself might of not had much leeway when it came to sentencing.  Sentencing guidelines for the specific crime the defendant was convicted of tend to restrict the sentencing options.  I saw the video of the encounter and even the judge herself was crying in the background and dabbing her eyes when the young man reached out to the woman who killed her brother.  Was very refreshing to see for sure. 

indianabob:
I don't know all of the facts of the case. So this is just speculation meant to inform.

In O.T. scripture there are Cities of Refuge for people accused of killing by accident or misfortune.
The purpose was/is to prevent wide spread blood revenge killing by relatives etc. and to remove the accused
from local society as protection from further hateful acts by members of that society.

If this woman was fully innocent of unlawful intent, why punish her by confinement at all?
Perhaps it is done in our society to placate the relatives and prevent revenge as well as hoping to prevent other careless or accidental acts by others in society who, seeing her punishment, will be more careful to avoid consequences of careless acts.

A non related illustration might be confinement for "users" of illegal drugs after a third offense.
The result of which is to punish an addiction or illness with the hope that the individual will learn self control in prison.

Comments are welcome, Indiana Bob

lareli:

--- Quote from: indianabob on October 13, 2019, 02:41:13 PM ---I don't know all of the facts of the case. So this is just speculation meant to inform.

In O.T. scripture there are Cities of Refuge for people accused of killing by accident or misfortune.
The purpose was/is to prevent wide spread blood revenge killing by relatives etc. and to remove the accused
from local society as protection from further hateful acts by members of that society.

If this woman was fully innocent of unlawful intent, why punish her by confinement at all?
Perhaps it is done in our society to placate the relatives and prevent revenge as well as hoping to prevent other careless or accidental acts by others in society who, seeing her punishment, will be more careful to avoid consequences of careless acts.

A non related illustration might be confinement for "users" of illegal drugs after a third offense.
The result of which is to punish an addiction or illness with the hope that the individual will learn self control in prison.

Comments are welcome, Indiana Bob

--- End quote ---

I’m having a hard time tying the two examples together.

You’re (non) relating a woman who killed an innocent man with someone who consumes illegal drugs. One of these is a violent act against an innocent person minding his own business. The other is an act of a person minding his own business.. using drugs.

Wanda:
Lareli,

I'm pretty sure Bob was going on the assumption the women did not kill the man out of a place of malice. I believe many of those in the courtroom felt the same.

As for the guy minding his own business doing drugs, hardcore drug addicts involve everyone they come in contact with. They steal from family members who love and try to help them, and at times even put them in danger. They often turn to crime to support their addiction,  because they can't hold down a job. If your blessed to get an addicted family member into treatment, it seldom works because they either walk out of the treatment center, or return to the same lifestyle when they get out.

As a family member of an addict,  who did all of that and more, the only thing that actually worked was my nephew going to jail for a year. After he was released he turned his life around.

I don't agree we should lock up all people who do drugs, but sometimes it's neccessary when it's the only solution in a seriously broken system. Also, many of the homeless are drug addicts, I don't think they're minding their own business.

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