One other thought - with the Church there is always the hope for reform of the sinner and mercy; so we pray that prisoners might be released. But the State has the duty to protect us form the misfits of society.
What if the State IS the misfit?
691 posted on 07/10/2003 10:51:25 AM PDT by ET(end tyranny)
( Luke 16:17 -- And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.)