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In fairness, she is a convicted murderer. And just try to imagine the magnitude of the blowback if she ever did anything wrong on campus, particularly to some p
by johan_larson 9y ago
In fairness, she is a convicted murderer. And just try to imagine the magnitude of the blowback if she ever did anything wrong on campus, particularly to some precious darling of wealthy and connected parents.
I'm not saying the Harvard administration made the right choice here, but they certainly had cause to be cautious.
- sgift 9y ago> In fairness, she is a convicted murderer. Who did her time and paid her dues to society. That's the point of rehabilitation.
- SamReidHughes 9y agoWhat makes you think people get rehabilitated?
- danso 9y agoSo why ever release prisoners? Should institutions always be doubtful bystanders of the U.S. justice system and its rehabilitation guidelines?
- ggg9990 9y agoWhy ever release someone who murderered a 4-year-old? Do we need to bother to find out whether something can be saved there? Why not treat it like a traffic accident death and say "this person is equivalent to nonexistent" and keep her in the prison until she is dead?
- johan_larson 9y ago> Should institutions always be doubtful bystanders of the U.S. justice system and its rehabilitation guidelines? In some cases, that's how it works, yes. Many employers refuse to hire ex-cons. A felony conviction will bar you from some professional certifications entirely. And because of sex-offender registries, people convicted of sex crimes find it very difficult to live in built-up areas, since they are required to live away from areas frequented by children. A serious criminal record is a quick ticket out of basically all of respectable society, including the part that people try to enter by earning lofty degrees from prestigious institutions of higher learning. We as a society clearly don't have anything close to full confidence in the rehabilitation of criminals.