The riots in Vancouver were crazy. I thought (or had hoped) the Canucks would win - but they didn't. People went balistic. Peoples reactions, on facebook, towards the perpetrators of the riot, were pretty "intense." The thing about the rioters...I think there are some who are "bad seeds" among them...the really nasty people, with Narcissitic or Psychopathic personality disorders...but I think there were a lot just caught up in the madness...guys in their late teens who've listened to too much NWA. But how do you separate the "real" baddies from the followers who aren't really all that bad...I don't know.
Punishment? Well. I think it should fit the crime....you could hit them with a hefty fine...but the thing about fines are they effect everyone differently, depending on ones socioeconomic status...so, I'd say a whole dollup of community service would do them good...
It would be a poor idea to send the rioters to prison. For one, prisons are terrible for rehabilation...they can be schools of crime, and also, once someone has been to prison, its harder for them to get a job, and also, they have had their self image branded with that of a criminal...and of course, self image is a big deal. People act as they see themselves to be. You don't want to add to societies crime problem, by precipitating a teenagers fall into crime, all because he made one stupid mistake...
...so, I guess the best option is community service. Lot's of it. Thousands of hours of sweeping, weeding, painting, pruning...they must pay their karmic debt for what they have done to our city, tarnishing it physically, as well as emotionally, and reputationally....not sure if reputationally is a word...but oh well.
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