Post by Lindsay Rachow on Feb 16, 2016 17:46:04 GMT
After thinking about the situation, I think Doris should not be granted clemency. I do believe that people make mistakes – I have made mistakes, but to decide to make another illegal choice (escaping from prison) is not the answer. Determination and advocating for yourself is the more ethical choice. Whether she was selling drugs to support herself, she committed a crime – that is a fact. Committing a crime in this country leads to legal repercussions – another fact. Therefore, she should have to pay for her crimes she committed.
I analyzed the situation. In my experience, people who escaped prison – generally do not end up being model citizens. I believe there is more to Doris than what is discussed. Questions I asked, “Why would she escape prison and think she should have clemency?” Does 34 years grant her the pardon of possibly harming many people with her heroin sales? Why does she think she is better than other criminals? I did think about if she should have to serve her entire sentence or a less restrictive sentence. But then I always went back to the same statement, “she escaped from prison!” I think “what if she advocated for herself and displayed good behavior in prison - maybe she could have gotten out earlier with parole” – how much different things would be. Overall, I think she made the wrong choice of escaping from her problems instead of managing it. As I think about this, I start to become more aware of how this taps into my own personal beliefs.
I analyzed the situation. In my experience, people who escaped prison – generally do not end up being model citizens. I believe there is more to Doris than what is discussed. Questions I asked, “Why would she escape prison and think she should have clemency?” Does 34 years grant her the pardon of possibly harming many people with her heroin sales? Why does she think she is better than other criminals? I did think about if she should have to serve her entire sentence or a less restrictive sentence. But then I always went back to the same statement, “she escaped from prison!” I think “what if she advocated for herself and displayed good behavior in prison - maybe she could have gotten out earlier with parole” – how much different things would be. Overall, I think she made the wrong choice of escaping from her problems instead of managing it. As I think about this, I start to become more aware of how this taps into my own personal beliefs.