I'm not defending any specifics of this case. I would like to mention, though, that somebody who got in fights when they were 15 is less likely to do so when th

I'm not defending any specifics of this case. I would like to mention, though, that somebody who got in fights when they were 15 is less likely to do so when they are 30. And somebody who committed robberies when they were 22 is less likely to do so when they are 40. If your argument is that they have a criminal nature and will therefore commit some other crime because it is in their nature, that's a bit hard to accept. If your argument is that they are acting out against their prison environment and therefore can't be trusted in a completely different environment, that is also hard for me to accept. If your argument is that they have been moved into a halfway house but don't seem to be able to cope with normal society, I would probably probe that. Have they committed robberies while in the halfway house? Have they assaulted someone there? I hate to paint all prison guards with a giant brush, but I have experienced first hand how normal people act out against mild authority like parents or teachers or coaches. I think many non-criminal people would fare very poorly in an environment of prison-style authority. Activists are often viewed poorly in regular society. In more authoritarian climates they become indistinguishable from criminals. That is not a good indicator of their expected behavior in less authoritarian climates.