Not completely. Yes, he is a major factor in regarding the outcome. If it were not for Ciavarella's intervention into Edward's life and his ultimate derailment, Edward might still be alive. A burden must also be placed upon his parents, who are the reason Edward was in front of the judge in the first place. This whole interaction may not have taken place had the parents used an alternative method to scare straight their son. Not to downplay Judge Ciavarella's role, he completely over reacted in this case. The constant incarceration of Edward, and being told he has problems, played a major role in destroying Edwards hopes and dreams, something which the justice system should never do, and something which the justice system should do the opposite of. Edward was a part of the wrestling team, maybe that was his personal outlet for his aggressive behavior previously. By taking away his outlet which he enjoyed, it may have caused him to suppress his emotions, and possibly attributed to his aggressive behavior in the
Not completely. Yes, he is a major factor in regarding the outcome. If it were not for Ciavarella's intervention into Edward's life and his ultimate derailment, Edward might still be alive. A burden must also be placed upon his parents, who are the reason Edward was in front of the judge in the first place. This whole interaction may not have taken place had the parents used an alternative method to scare straight their son. Not to downplay Judge Ciavarella's role, he completely over reacted in this case. The constant incarceration of Edward, and being told he has problems, played a major role in destroying Edwards hopes and dreams, something which the justice system should never do, and something which the justice system should do the opposite of. Edward was a part of the wrestling team, maybe that was his personal outlet for his aggressive behavior previously. By taking away his outlet which he enjoyed, it may have caused him to suppress his emotions, and possibly attributed to his aggressive behavior in the