@IvyLeague, I'd like to hope that we, as a society, are forgiving people. So that although a person may have committed a horrendous crime, we'd be civil enough to hope and allow for their rehabilitation if they can prove that they can be. Here's an excerpt from a piece about 1st Degree Murder in Canada.
"Despite a sentence of "life imprisonment" being imposed, the vast majority of first degree murderers will eventually be released back into society. Their freedom, however, will be limited by the conditions of parole for the remainder of their lives. Further, a breach of parole could easily result in them having to return to prison to serve additional time."
Even though you have a chance of being paroled, it doesn't necessarily mean you'll receive it.
Forgiveness is primarily on a personal level. I'm speaking on a societal level. And when it comes to first degree murder, arguably the worst crime possible, it's bad enough when those found guilty of it are not executed. But to not even serve the rest of their lives in prison? To actually get out of prison, be it sooner or later? That isn't being civil. That's just a spit in the face to justice. And liberals wonder why they have the reputation of being soft on crime.
