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Is it nature or nurture that makes people this way? The debate on that will go on forever, however it has been demonstrated that through good education people (
by inovica 19y ago
Is it nature or nurture that makes people this way? The debate on that will go on forever, however it has been demonstrated that through good education people (not all I agree) can discover that they have a true worth and can make money whilst giving back to society. Its bringing these people back into society that they probably felt outside of. According to the story, the people who have been on the program have a very low potential for re-offending. This, combined with criminal -> entrepreneur I think is a positive step. Breaking the cycle and giving people a purpose in life, embracing them, can make a difference
- Shooter 19y ago"Breaking the cycle and giving people a purpose in life, embracing them, can make a difference" This article doesn't remind me of the gang stuff in Freakonomics so much as it reminds me of a bonus feature on the "Sicko" DVD. Michael Moore goes to a prison in Norway that allows everyone, including murderers and rapists, the opportunity to work amongst the general population doing fulfilling work. [They mention a prisoner, for example, that killed two people with a chainsaw. He was allowed to finish his sentence by working in the forest freely with a chainsaw!] Norway doesn't have a death sentence, nor even a life sentence. The maximum prison sentence is 21 years. And, by the way, Norway usually has the lowest murder rate in the world.