Coping With Crime
In the article “Condemn the Crime, Not the Person” June Tangney tells us about the shame policy that has been followed by courts in recent years. He says this policy does not deter the criminal from committing crime. Instead, it causes more crime. He also adds that condemning criminals makes them more harmful people. Therefore, we should condemn the crime they committed instead of condemning the criminals themselves. I wholly agree with the writer.Firstly, it is a fact that people try to find ways to stop crimes because nobody wants to get hurt or nobody wants their properties to be stolen. However, we should also know that only the people who are mentally-ill or the people who are desperate commit these crimes. Otherwise, people do not attempt to do such things easily. Therefore, people do not come to their senses when they are punished or when they suffer.
Secondly, a question appears in our minds. What can we do in order to stop these people’s committing crime? In my opinion, at this point, the writer’s attitude towards criminals will make things easier. We should not humiliate criminals. By doing so, we cause not only those people to hate themselves but also them to hate other people. If they hate themselves, they think they are a bad person. If they hate us, they think people will isolate them and they need to go on committing crimes in order to survive and take revenge from the people humiliating them.
Lastly, these people start to think they have a second chance if they do not get bad reactions. The writer says that community service sentences are more constructive ways. We can make these people help other people as a sentence. In my opinion, it is a more effective way of stopping crime. Living in a cell makes people more bad-tempered, aggressive and depressive. The people who are in this situation tend to commit more crime. On the other hand, community service sentences are not humiliating and these sentences help people to be aware of they can be useful for society. This makes them feel better and they do not easily attempt to commit a crime.To conclude, condemning criminal ends up worse results. On the other hand, condemning crime keeps people away from crime. Also, instead of severe punishments, community service sentences are more constructive.
Dear Elif,
YanıtlaSilCrime and punishment is a hotly debated issue. The thoughts of the writer are very innovative in my opinion. You expressed them very clearly. However, there are some grammatical mistakes. For example you said "By doing so, we cause not only those people to hate themselves but also them to hate other people.". I think it can be better in this way" By doing so, we cause those people to hate not only themselves but also other people". Except the mistakes, I really liked your writing. Thanks a lot.