Reply #29: No, I think that's a good system actually.

[sabrina 1]

Sometimes people do change, so it would mean those people had no chance of getting out and no incentive to reform. The state should always have the burden of proof. So far, their system seems to work so much better than ours.

I think also, the system teaches people that violence and brutality do not solve problems. And it creates a far better society overall.

That doesn't mean that they will allow someone out who is a threat to society. They seem to have some highly intelligent and educated individuals running their prison system. I have faith in their judgement, especially considering the low crime rate and the low recidivism rate.

Sure it would be simpler and quicker to just have one rule. But it shows how much care they put into every individual's welfare, even their most violent criminals.

This, however, will be a real test of their commitment to what they believe in. They have never had anything like this happen before, not since WW11 anyhow. I hope they will not succumb to fear which will only make incidents like this more rather than less likely.

The very best outcome of this horrible event, to ensure that others do not view him as some kind of hero, or 'warrior' as he wants people to believe, would be for him to change. If he reforms over time there would be no better person to tell anyone who did view him as a hero, just how wrong he was.