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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 5, 2018 5:20:04 GMT 12
Dominion Post 5/12/18 THE PRICE OF COMMITTING CRIME In arguing for prisoners' voting rights columnist Joel Maxwell ignores the real point, which is that the surrender of voting rights along with loss of other freedom of expression rights have always been integral to prison sentencing. Crime is in and of itself the criminal's "vote" against the social order. The offender should therefore expect to regain various rights only when the debt to society is repaid. Plus, when the elimination of risk along with some acceptable form of rehabilitation is fully evident. Have we read it correctly that the Maxwell series is coming to an end? If so then congratulations to Stuffs editorial board. They will have at last ceased punishing themselves and their readers. What have readers done to deserve this weirdness? To me his columns have been more than marginally insulting, on numerous levels, and have achieved zero in furthering the cause of Maori language EAMON SLOAN, Elsdon sites.google.com/site/kiwifrontline/letters-submitted-to-newspapers
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