(September 22, 2015 at 12:09 pm)lkingpinl Wrote: This was precisely how I felt. It seemed like vengeance and not justice. But I reason it like this. This man broke the law and took advantage of three innocent kids. He was never served his day in court for a multitude of reasons. Justice was never given an opportunity to be served. Though yes, I personally forgave him, others who were harmed directly or indirectly by his actions have not and have not seen the justice system given an opportunity to serve its purpose. Their motives may indeed be vengeance, but it can still be classified as justice.
There's a reason crimes like this have no statute of limitations. That's because the crimes are so egregious that it's always in the interest of justice to see that the perpetrator pay for them. Even if the man was 110, it is fitting that he die in a prison cell.
Besides, he's not so old that he can't do this to someone else.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
