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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We know that you can't imagine being in that situation; that's the value in having a different perspective on the committee.[/quote]

I find this point of view bewildering. "If someone commits a horrific crime that the rest of us can't imagine committing, then they have a value alternative perspective on life and we should have them in our government." What next, should we get some January 6'ers to be part of our government since most people in D.C. can't imagine assaulting The Capitol for Trump?[/quote]

We're not asking this person to legislate. They are providing a different POV on sentencing because they have the perspective of someone who grew up in a different community than most people on this site, and then went through an experience that I doubt 1% of users could understand.[/quote]

…… because they MURDERED SOMEONE.

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And they served their time, and are being given the opportunity to make a positive contribution to our community. [/quote]

I don't think "they served their time" is enough.  Lots of people also "serve their time" but then return right back out into a life of crime, too.

I think that at a bare minimum they need to be fully rehabilitated, have made amends to the victims, their families, and the community, have lived a clean and law-abiding life, and have shown positive leadership.  That trust needs to be EARNED.

In a previous life I served on a disciplinary board for a profession and would encounter people who lost their license due to serious malfeasance or breach of ethics.  After time, they might become eligible to be reinstated and would apply and request reinstatement, but then sometimes you'd get someone who would still not show any sign of remorse or acknowledgement that what they did was wrong.  NOPE.  "They served their time" on its own is not enough.[/quote]

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