andrewducker | (no subject)

Stuck on a train for 5 hours last week, I read the Sunday Times.

Incensed by this article, I wrote a reply (email on the move being a great thing) reading thusly:

Charles Murray talks about 'The community's obligation to punish wrong
behaviour' as some kind of absolute.

Later he says that 'That they (citizens) may go freely and in peace is the
highest goal that government can serve'.

I certainly agree that when the former leads to the latter it is
unfortunately necessary, but that largely it does no such thing. Many
studies have shown that education and rehabilitation of criminals is far
more effective at reducing recidivism than punishment is.

And today got an email back saying that my letter has been provisionally selected for publication!

I'm so cool!