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Old 30-01-2011, 09:07 PM #10
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I would say that when they die in old age of natural causes, then we can judge whether the system has succeeded or not. It's quite a few decades too early. And three is a rather small sample size. My contribution to the thread initially was exactly what you say in your first sentence. Nothing more.
Yeah i suppose it is but it is three times larger than the sample size you incorrectly used, you cited the Bulger case, but only one of the offenders has re-offended.

However you appear to have overlooked the point I was making so let me make it again,

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While it is probably a mistake to assume everyone is 'fixable', shouldn't a civilised society do its best to at least try to rehabilitate children who commit crimes.

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