They were criminals.
Conditions were bad in prisons at the time, but let's not make heroes out of Murderers, Rapists, and other felons.
shareConditions were bad in prisons at the time, but let's not make heroes out of Murderers, Rapists, and other felons.
shareThat is no justification for treating them that away.America seems obsessed with locking people up.
shareLocking up criminals who are physically or even financially dangerous to innocent people is essential. Intelligent people are rightly obsessed with not allowing criminals the opportunity to hurt them. Locking them away from access to the public is the best way, short of executing them, which is also justified in many cases.
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