COURT SENTENCES
Sir.—“ Make the penalty fit the Crime” can learn even a better way to remedy social ill-behaviour. Since this is initially observed in children, s hoolmastets deplore their little influence with pupils’ conduct, observing that they will take after their parents. The latter’s behaviour stems from a degenerate civilisation, based on plunder, socially purposed apparently, for preparing its victims for predatory aggressions at home and abroad. Conemning and punishing each other are emotional reactions of the primitive, barbarous mind—ineffective and unrelated’ to common sense. Only a moral, socialistic society can nroauce harmonious citizens. Short of this reeducation is‘necessary for indeterminate periods in self-supporting colleges (not cages), where, amidst a liberal, adequate diet, physical culture, ana activity on the farm and garden, good health, new behaviour patterns, selfrespect, self-confidence, dignity, and courage can be established, followed on leaving by efficient after-care.—Yours, etc., . JOHN BURBRIDGE. March 9, 1953.
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Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 26985, 10 March 1953, Page 2
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