There are crimes where treating the perpetrator with appropriate dignity, respect and fairness is more about living up to our own standards than them deserving it.
It’s fine to not like the worst people you can think of, but we should be able to say we treated them fairly, despite our feelings.
There are crimes where treating the perpetrator with appropriate dignity, respect and fairness is more about living up to our own standards than them deserving it.
It’s fine to not like the worst people you can think of, but we should be able to say we treated them fairly, despite our feelings.
Fucking exactly.
It isn’t about what they did, it’s about a fair, equitable, and just system being in place for everyone because that’s what we should be.