My roommate recently read a a small excerpt from a newspaper to me that I found to be quite interesting. I was watching TV, so I was only halfheartedly listening, but the article briefly discussed some new legislation that may allow convicted felons to enlist in the military. I thought it would be NEAT to look at the advantages and disadvantages of this new legislation and I hope that you, my classmates, will also comment.
Advantages:
-Discipline may be needed in certain cases of younger felons
-Socialization is sometimes needed for rehabilitation
-Military provides jobs for those who may not otherwise have an opportunity to apply for higher caliber positions
Disadvantages:
-Those who are not felons may have social issues with those who are(bias)
-Distracting behavior may disrupt training(too much babysitting)
-Convicts+Guns = Maybe not so good result
What do you think?
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4 comments:
That is a wierd situation. What if two felons from rival gangs are stationed together in a war situation. Which training will win out, Military or Gang? It also sounds fimilar, in history don't countries send their criminals to do the work that no one else wants to do. American endentured servants were Britain pety criminals, and our soldiers may be felons. I can see the points you make for the advantages and agree with them, my biggest question is what I asked before. Which training comes through Criminal or Miltary?
Handling convicts in any way is difficult for people because there is a lack of trust. I think it wouldn't hurt to enlist these people in the military if they are willing. I don't have any statistics to back me up but I'd be wiling to guess that most ex cons don't contribute as heavily as they would if they were in the military. I think if we can trust them enough to release these convicts back into society, why can't we trust them to contribute and help us out as a nation?
What does this new legislation suggest? Who does it benefit? Is is the best way to rehab convict by sending them to boot camp, bases, war?
This would be an interesting scenario. On the one hand it would free up space in prisions which are already crowded. I think that some of the most dangerous criminals should be kept locked up because there could be an obvious flight risk for those. I think that criminals that are in prision for less serious crimes like drug possession for instance would be great candidates to go into the military instead of prision.
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