Failing The Criminals
This week, there was a guy in my county that murdered two people. It got me thinking. This happens every.single.day. It is heartbreaking. But it is not just the victims that it is heartbreaking for. It is heartbreaking for the criminals, too. That is something people continuously fail to see. People comment on the news articles that they are proud of the police for catching the perpetrators, that these criminals should burn in hell, and various other hateful comments. Yes, justice should be served. But justice wouldn't have to be served if we didn't fail the criminals. What that means is simple, we have failed those that are vulnerable to one day being involved in crimes. You are probably wondering, "How did I fail a bad guy?". Again, that is simple. We fail to include the weird kid. We turn the other way when we notice something is not quite right. We don't screen children for abuse. Hell, most of us don't believe kids when they come forward stating they wer...