No, not unless you’re one of those people who believe in the biblical “eye for an eye” model of justice. Not all of us do. Many of us believe in a justice model that is more focused on rehabilitation than punishment and revenge.

I agree with your comment 100%. This man is terrible. He needs to serve time, pay his debt and work to right his wrong. But very few crimes should be held against people forever. Even murderers can be reformed and become productive members of society. It’s nearly impossible to grow and fully function if you’re…

Wow, all the first comments are in favor of permanent, lifetime punishment. Murderers don’t receive this kind of treatment after their release from jail. What he did was horrible and he deserves to serve some time in jail and lose his college acceptance to Harvard. However, I have to believe in the possibility of…

I can only hope that it was the victim’s divine knee, inspiring itself into the rapist’s scrotum.