Boy A (Second Chances)

Now i will start my first official blog by discussing a difficult issue.

After watching the tv film Boy A, it got me thinking should people be given a second chance. Well it would be very ignorant to answer such a question with a simple 'Yes' or 'No'. Personally i feel that in some cases they should be able too. But where do you draw the line of who deserves this chance and who doesn't.

A man who has been out celebrating a job promotion, drives home and hits a small child and kills them instantly. Does he deserve a second chance?

A childhood prank that has gone wrong?

Someone who has drunk more than they can handle and start a fight with a stranger and leaves them in a coma?

It's hard to know if an individual deserves to be given a second chance to prove they still have something to give in their lives. Yeah it's fair to say i have been influenced by the story, but there must be cases like this where the individual has made a mistake has admitted they have done wrong in their past and simply wants to be able to move forward. You would never get over such an event, the past never goes away and so is it not enough that they must suffer the rest of their lives knowing what they did. I'm sure there are those who have been affected by these issues and that's why it's very hard for me to answer the question above.
I can not say that in all cases people should be given a second chance. I do not believe in all this human rights rubbish!!! It's just that with all the hatred that builds up is not gonna make anything change. There is no way to change the past, so why be forced to live with so much venom. In some cases involving harm or abuse towards children do not really need to be discussed in detail as these individuals do not get healed or change. They did not make a mistake, if they were in the right mind, then there will always be a chance of a reoccurence of it happening again.
Those who have committed crimes that are sadistic, do not deserve a second chance. There is no room or pity to be given to those who have committed such acts. It leads to issues like do these people deserve to be given protection in jails or is this the reason why there was the death penalty in first place for certain people.

Underneath is the view from another person who feels strongly about people getting a second chance.

http://asianfanatics.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t228414.html

Despite many attempts it seems there is still many people who drink and drive. This has been where many people deserve a second chance. Yes it is wrong to do it, but sometimes people don't think it will happen to them. I mean if someone said to you that when you get to work today that a mad man will walk in with a sniper and shoot everyone, you not gonna be avoiding that place for the rest of your life, as it's very unlikely to happen but it doesn't mean it can't happen. One in five 17 to 18-year-old drivers admit that they drink and drive. Does it mean that they haven't been warned of what can happen if you do, Of course they have, but also is there just the same likelyhood that someone who is sober could also commit the same crime simply by being distracted for a brief second. I admit there have been times when i have looked away to change music or grab something out of glove box.

http://news.scotsman.com/guncrime/Gunman-kills-five-after-row.4225032.jp
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=avBqDOf_C4c

Does it matter who commits the crime. It seems that it seems all right for certain people to commit a crime but worse for everyday citizen.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=sZRbTxmGGzk

The issue of drugs is a very hard one to argue. Should a drug dealer be able to get a second chance. Well it depends if they can stay on the straight. It would be so easy to slip into bad ways. If someone takes a class a drug and are caught do they deserve a second chance. Well if they haven't hurt anyone do they not deserve to be given a second chance. Can you really see someone as being underserving of a second chance cos they downloaded music or movies online. It doesn't hurt anyone, apart from the greedy fat shits in the industry.

You have to think that a crime can be committed by absolutely anyone. No one is safe from falling into bad ways. It can be the simplest of mistakes and you are instantly isolated from your society. An example could be that you may have lost your son who was killed by a hit and run driver and then you go and drive under the influence and do the same damage to someone else. The film Crash sums it up by saying that 'we all crash into each other' and it couldn't be any more correct.

In conclusion, Should someone get a second chance, well in certain cases 'yes' if they can prove that they can contribute something, then why shouldn't they.