Is it right to continue to give second chances when someone commits a crime?
This is an interesting question as we live in a world where society defines people by their appearance and their actions. ‘Second chance’ is a term used widely in numerous different cultures and in various situations. When defining second chances one would say that it is the opportunity to correct a mistake or fault. Whether a schoolgirl tells a lie, or a “mature” man commits a crime, shouldn’t everyone deserve the chance to fix a mistake? Criminals are a fraction of those that need/want second chances.
On one hand if you give too many second chances, people will take advantage of you and not actually change. Moreover, on the other side of the argument if a person …show more content…
Parents do not want their children growing up like these kinds of people, but when children see that criminals can ‘get off’; they do not fear crimes or prison, or even the consequences. For example another serial offender, who was only 26, was released from court just because he had started a garage business. When being arrested he was found flushing cannabis away, other items were seized as well as over £600. Even though he pleaded guilty, his lawyer said that his attitude had completely changed and he had attended an enterprise project and set up a garage. Whilst it is good that the man had changed, he only served 18 months in jail. However, his neighbour said, “How can we tell children that drugs are evil when criminal get soft justice like this?” Should people, like this man be freely given a second chance every time they do something wrong?
The argument develops further with the question: who would turn down a second chance? A second change means that you can make up for a mistake that you have made. Though second chances prove that no one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes, what gives someone the power to deny another individual a second chance? Does everyone always deserve a second chance? Does it make a difference if they have committed a simple misdemeanour or even a law-breaking offence? The simple answer to this is
This is an interesting question as we live in a world where society defines people by their appearance and their actions. ‘Second chance’ is a term used widely in numerous different cultures and in various situations. When defining second chances one would say that it is the opportunity to correct a mistake or fault. Whether a schoolgirl tells a lie, or a “mature” man commits a crime, shouldn’t everyone deserve the chance to fix a mistake? Criminals are a fraction of those that need/want second chances.
On one hand if you give too many second chances, people will take advantage of you and not actually change. Moreover, on the other side of the argument if a person …show more content…
Parents do not want their children growing up like these kinds of people, but when children see that criminals can ‘get off’; they do not fear crimes or prison, or even the consequences. For example another serial offender, who was only 26, was released from court just because he had started a garage business. When being arrested he was found flushing cannabis away, other items were seized as well as over £600. Even though he pleaded guilty, his lawyer said that his attitude had completely changed and he had attended an enterprise project and set up a garage. Whilst it is good that the man had changed, he only served 18 months in jail. However, his neighbour said, “How can we tell children that drugs are evil when criminal get soft justice like this?” Should people, like this man be freely given a second chance every time they do something wrong?
The argument develops further with the question: who would turn down a second chance? A second change means that you can make up for a mistake that you have made. Though second chances prove that no one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes, what gives someone the power to deny another individual a second chance? Does everyone always deserve a second chance? Does it make a difference if they have committed a simple misdemeanour or even a law-breaking offence? The simple answer to this is