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Sex offenders should be nurtured back into society

Sexual crimes are heinous, of that there’s no doubt. Not many things can threaten one’s personal sense of security and safety more than being sexually assaulted. Nevertheless, the hitherto approach of incarcerating offenders and blacklisting them upon release ought to be overhauled in favour of an approach which focuses on rehabilitating and reintroducing offenders into society. On the surface, it is almost intuitive that the more morally reprehensible an act, the harsher the punishment. As an extension of the principle of representative democracy, we expect the judicial system to act on laws which represent our prevailing moral attitudes. To this…

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