I am doing an essay for my college writing course essay and I was wondering what society thinks about criminals and should criminal get a second chance.

mountain_man

Yes I believe criminals like everyone else deserves a second chance but what the question would be is where do they deserve to work out their second chance, whether that is in society or in confinement.

acw

First....everyone is a criminal. Based on the laws of this country....You, Me, your mother and father...everyone we know...has commited a crime. You can't find one person, including yourself....who has never broken the law....PERIOD. The way it stands and the legal system, we are all vulnerable to being arrested for doing WHATEVER. Its illegal to spit on the ground...its illegal to jaywalk, its illegal to put up a Yard Sale sign, its illegal defend yourself, etc. I could write an essay on this BS.

Second...there is a difference between a "criminal" and someone who commits a crime.

So...you need to define what a "criminal is" and then we can go from there!

s_cianci

A "second chance" for what? It's not so much a question of a "second chance" but a question of doing one's time and paying the penalty for their crime. Once this is done, then life goes on. Of course, in some cases the crime may be so heinous and, consequently, the penalty so stiff that there is no life afterwards, such as with life in prison or a death sentence.

latinlita

I really don't think most criminals should get a second chance. If someone breaks into my house and takes something they usually get a slap on the wrist. Most of the time they do not repay for the things they have stolen or damaged.

dragondog

depends but for most they should only get one more chance i think.. and something should be done about that they give criminals too much freedom these days