Feb. 4 - 10

I do not think that rehabilitation of criminals’ works, at least not without them first wanting the rehab with is usually not the case. I do think that punishment is one way to go, but if the criminal has no sense of shame it would usually not work and knowing that the criminals often make a choice for no good reason, I would not see punishment working that well either. But the combination of the two is like a beautiful match, because rehab brings them back to the time when it was not worth hurting themselves and the punishment gives them that shame after the rehab, with the shame it is more likely to have a lasting effect. Although if the criminal chooses to refuse any of the rehabilitation methods give to him or her well then they won't have any sense of self worth, just the burning urge to drink one more beer or smoke one last cigar. Fact of the matter is that without them first deciding to let someone help them, anything you would do would be a colossal waste of time. The idea that you can make anyone follow your will is naive, their choice is their choice and you can't choose for them, because in the end we all have our agency.