To whom? Society or God? And whom are you and I to be sitting in judgment? I have known men who have been there and pulled themselves back from the abyss as well as men whom have spent their lives as respected members of the community, only to fall into that abyss.
I will not say that you are wrong. You make a very valid point.
However, if you go back and read responses to many past threads on FR concerning what to do with prisoners, I believe you will find the vast majority of people on FR wish to be rid of them. Permanently.
I can think of at least 10 times the words “electric bleachers” has been used by various FReepers in the past. The average FReeper has gone well past the point of giving a damn toward any that break the law.
Which raises another valid question: When it comes to what do with prisoners, who’s attitudes need to change? And to what?