A man has been sentenced to prison for armed robbery. He admits that he's guilty, but argues "I will never do anything like that again. I'm not insane, and I'm not a danger to society. I support a wife and 3 children, and losing me as the family breadwinner will be very damaging to them. Also, almost no one would ever have to know about this; you can keep the incident out of the news and no one but you will ever know that the crime was committed. Therefore, you should release me."
Assuming that you could know for certain that all of his statements, above, are true, should you release him? If you think he should still go to prison, say why you think so.
Please leave at least one thoughtful, considered comment of your own, and respond to at least one of your colleague's comments in a thoughtful way.
