Votto
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- Oct 31, 2012
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You think this is funny?Yes I robbed that gas station but I did play hide and seek with my kids last week....Perhaps a judge should look at whether the father of the child is married to the mother and if the father is a "good" father and husband as to what kind of sentencing they receive.unless they were in prison because they didnt have a father in the home,,
its a viscous cycle that needs addressed,,.
I am not saying that crimes will not lead to more crimes, a cycle of generational failure, or a less than productive environment.
I was simply pondering to what extent do we ensure that cycle continues, through our efforts to address non violent drug offenses
in a manner that requires the homes to be fatherless.
The responsibility of one's actions rests on them.
That includes our actions as a society and the consequences of those actions.
If we attempt to avoid the responsibility, to whatever degree it may exist, then we are also failing.
At that point, the premise of the OP could simply be changed to ... "If we were all better people, the world would be a better place".
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I know many in Washington think it is as well.