After reading another article of senseless killing in the UNC/Duke murders, I am questioning the logic of a system that grants prisoners parole. Suspects in the murder UNC of student body president Eve Carson are currently on parole. Although, I have no statistics indicating that people on parole commit more crimes than others, I would be willing to bet as a percentage of the general population people on parole do commit more crimes, and crimes in escalating violence. In fact, the BBC seems to agree with me.
Although critics might argue that everyone deserves a second chance, I would argue that that should not be true. After all, when you get to sent to "time out" when in kidergarten you aren't let out early for "good behavior." To me, parole seems to violate a system designed to give retribution to the victim. Someone steals money from you, or kills one of your family members, they should pay. Many crimes carry a certain sentance of course, but there is always the possibility that the sentance is cut short by parole. That create the situation where someone really hasn't paid for their crime. They paid a price in jail time, but not the full price, and we risk it that these people won't commit further crimes.
Given the increase in crimes commited by those on parole, I think people should pay the full price for their actions. They should not pay the bargain basement price they get becuase they were a model citizen in prison. Maybe paying the full price would make people think harder about thier actions.
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