[clue-talk] crime and punishment

[David L. Willson]

Excellent post, Louis.  The solution-oriented thinker tries to find a way to heal that life, to end the pattern of destructive behavior.  Building healthy bonds of love, trust, and responsibility with an animal works.  I'm very glad to hear it.  It makes sense to me.  Do you have links for more info?  Thank you for this great post.

----- "Louis Miller" <miller106c at comcast.net> wrote:

> Actually, I heard that as far as violent crime, that many of the 
> criminals didn't have pets as a child, and that many violent criminals
> 
> had a history of abusing animals. There was one experiment where they
> 
> allowed prisoners to take care of a pet for the last few months before
> 
> release and none of them returned to crime. Taking care of an animal 
> seems like something for a small child, but it can have a big effect
> on 
> someone's psyche.
> > Perhaps if prison were more unpleasant we would have fewer repeat
> > offenders.   They sue and win over no cable TV or only crunchy
> peanut
> > butter.   We spend huge money on keeping them there.   They should
> have
> > all necessities like food shelter and medical care, and some ways
> of
> > bettering themselves through education, but no luxuries, and they
> should
> > work enough to pay the costs of keeping them there.
> >
> >   
> 
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