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Originally Posted by deafdyke
jillo, on the other hand, he could be a sociopath. Yes, I believe in rehabilitation, but some people cannot be rehabbed.
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He could be, but we don't know that for sure. I doubt that he has been assessed for mental health issues. And not are sociopathic personalities are totally resistent to rehab. The plain fact of the matter is, we do not know who will respond to rehabilitation until we attempt to provide that which will rehabilitate them. And a 19 year old young adult. certainly has a better chance of rehabilitation due tot he fact that behaviors are not as solidified as the behavior patterns in, say a 50 year old. A 19 year old is still in the process of completing several developmental tasks psychosocially and cognitively that put them in a posistion of responding well to corrective measures.
If he is an individual that cannot be rehabilitated due to a severity of a mental disorder, then 200 years in prison is decidely the wrong place for him. He needs to be in a facility that will address his mental health concerns, as he is not responsible for having been the victim of a mental illness. While he cannot be permitted to prey on others as a result of being mentally ill, nor can we punish him for being ill.