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In this reading, I realized that the punishments for the man's crimes were not always fitting to the crime itself. There seems to be an inconsistancy among the severity of his punishments for the acts committed. Were the laws dramatically different depending on what city he was in? And also, his sentence for committing rape was execution, how is it that in the present day rape charges result in as little as 18 months in prison? Has America moved toward a society that is way too liberal and forgiving of horrible acts? -Ally Campo | In this reading, I realized that the punishments for the man's crimes were not always fitting to the crime itself. There seems to be an inconsistancy among the severity of his punishments for the acts committed. Were the laws dramatically different depending on what city he was in? And also, his sentence for committing rape was execution, how is it that in the present day rape charges result in as little as 18 months in prison? Has America moved toward a society that is way too liberal and forgiving of horrible acts? -Ally Campo | ||
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| + | I wish someone would have offered him a job and helped him learn to function in society. Of course, I've never done that for a homeless person... | ||
| + | --Gracie Ofslager | ||
== Father Abraham's speech from ''Poor Richard's Almanac'', 1757 == | == Father Abraham's speech from ''Poor Richard's Almanac'', 1757 == | ||
