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Question: Is this an appropriate sentence?
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Antonio the Sixth
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« on: October 23, 2016, 12:22:32 AM »

No.

The reason I oppose life imprisonment isn't because I believe everybody should always get out of jail at some point. I simply believe the possibility should exist. No matter how heinous the crime, I have to believe that everyone has within themselves the possibility to redeem themselves.

Of course, the more heinous the crime, the harder the burden of what constitutes redemption should be, and in a case like this it might be effectively insurmountable, but still.
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Antonio the Sixth
Antonio V
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« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2016, 01:02:35 PM »

No.

The reason I oppose life imprisonment isn't because I believe everybody should always get out of jail at some point. I simply believe the possibility should exist. No matter how heinous the crime, I have to believe that everyone has within themselves the possibility to redeem themselves.

Of course, the more heinous the crime, the harder the burden of what constitutes redemption should be, and in a case like this it might be effectively insurmountable, but still.

Wouldn't the ability to appeal your case satisfy the need for a possibility to exist?

What do you mean by the ability to appeal? Appeal is supposed to rectify mistakes made in the initial trial, but it's not supposed to be used to assess whether someone has reformed.
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Antonio the Sixth
Antonio V
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« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2016, 10:51:50 PM »


Definitely.
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