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One_Life_To_Give

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5. Crimes which could only be perpetrated by people for which medicin has no cure? Certainly.

Reply to el_bryanto (Original post)

Fri Nov 22, 2013, 01:54 PM

Nov 2013

It's usually not a single criminal act but taken as a whole. There have been some crimes committed for which the perpetrator could only have been suffering from mental defect for which we have no cure.

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Are there crimes for which there is no possible rehabilitation? [View all] el_bryanto Nov 2013 OP

Depends on how one defines "rehabilitation". Scuba Nov 2013 #1

Agreed. LuvNewcastle Nov 2013 #4

while there might be PEOPLE who are beyond rehabilitation... mike_c Nov 2013 #2

Crimes, no. People, yes. NV Whino Nov 2013 #3

Crimes which could only be perpetrated by people for which medicin has no cure? Certainly. One_Life_To_Give Nov 2013 #5

Depends on the definition of the crime. RC Nov 2013 #6

I see what you are saying - but that may be a different question el_bryanto Nov 2013 #7

There are crimes for which any risk of recidivism is too high XemaSab Nov 2013 #8

I have to say, that I think that is not the right question. Xyzse Nov 2013 #9