tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334626017823048563.post7712724771634027212..comments2023-06-10T10:27:37.412-04:00Comments on Dispatches from No. 3 Equity Court: Chris Dorner Deserved to Die - Didn't He?Roger D. Curryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02501280762906608675noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334626017823048563.post-35828865863687467322013-02-20T11:09:43.412-05:002013-02-20T11:09:43.412-05:00Friend Roger, this is a succinct and precise delin...Friend Roger, this is a succinct and precise delineation of the ontology of law. I doubt that I have ever seen as clear an explanation. While I too take delight in seeing some perpetrators brought to justice, and become outraged when they "get away with it," (O. J. Simpson), I do appreciate that the sometimes bumbling judicial process does do the best that is possible on this side of living. Having been disallusioned by jury room experiences where subjective emotionality complicated the decision-making process (inspite of the Bailiff's instructions to the contrary), I wonder how the process could be improved As to the rehabilitation of perpetrators, I doubt that the justice system has what it takes to take on the long, arduous, pain-staking and patient treatment of offenders. There is no such thing as quick fixes (despite jail house conversions); people change very, very slowly, and then only when they are willing to do the hard work to accomplish that end. While I believe that people are the way they are for very good reasons, the attempt to get at the real reasons and resolve the underlying issues is too costly and time-consuming to be handled by the justice system. Then, of course, there are the other maladies that are untreatable: sociopathy, psychopathy, etc. No alternative in such cases other than incarceration (thus protecting society)exists. Thanks for the chance to reflect on a really fine delineation.Jim Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17750421356318471042noreply@blogger.com