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To: mark silvers who wrote (20134)	8/12/1998 9:46:00 AM
From: Alan Markoff	Respond to of 39621

Dearest Mark, I have learned as a parent that consequences are the real loving thing to do to a person. My concerns with imprisonment are as follows and honestly I have no solutions but will put these thought out for thought. The first is the loss of justice and concern for the victims having been a victim I understan the frustration of the intrusion into your life for no reason. the second is the need to release convicted felons to society and they reinjure other innocent people. We had a little girl (7 years old) in our city brutally raped and murdered. The man responsible had been released early from prison for molesting a girl. This should never have happened. Talk to the families of this precious little flower about her torment and what should be done. The man that killed her was given the death penalty but it was overturned because the girl was not old enough for her life to be of enough value to the State to warrant that penalty. I am perplexed and have no stance on the death penalty but if he is released again the innocent people will have to live in prison will he enjoys freedom. Just some thoughts, Nancy

To: mark silvers who wrote (20134)	8/12/1998 10:01:00 PM
From: John S.	Respond to of 39621

Hi Mark, << So, in effect, you are putting a monetary value on his life? >> I suppose my comment could be viewed as such although I had meant something else which you may deem even harsher. I value life greatly, my own and others, but I prioritize. Let me explain with a question. You have the opportunity to save only one person out of two from some inevitably fatal accident. One you know is a murderer of the nature that I described, unrepentant, vicious and predatory. The other is of equal age but you know he is just an average every day person. Whose life do you put more value on? Who would you choose to rescue? I regret having used the taxpayer term because cost is not the most important issue. My concern rests soley with protecting potential future victims and lastly a just punishment. I am admittedly very biased on the issue of capital punishment but do not claim perfect knowledge. Forgiveness on my part was a very hard lesson learned that I believe only God was able to teach. God bless you, John