Friday Ethics Class, 8-10am

[brambless.livejournal.com]

Tara's eyes are shadowed as she greets the class, tension permeating her body.

"I'm sure you've all heard the announcement by now. Angelus has been accused of killing Kitty Pryde - which leaves us short one TA, but up an interesting Ethical question.

"Today we're going to discuss punishment for crimes done."

Comments

Behavioural rehabilitation

[brambless.livejournal.com]

(defined: personality alteration by means of counselling, memory wipes, hypnosis, etc.)

Re: Behavioural rehabilitation

[demonbelthazor]

"Isn't personality alteration done against someone's will taking away their free will? Counseling's one thing. A unwanted memory wipe is entirely different."

Re: Behavioural rehabilitation

[sooo_cute]

"I'm with him. It's creepy."

Re: Behavioural rehabilitation

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"I have to admit, I hate agreeing with Bel, but I do. They can't learn if they can't remember; and while hypnosis should help someone cope with urges to smoke, or eat, or maybe lose their temper, the extreme stuff is entirely too open to abuse."

Re: Behavioural rehabilitation

[demonbelthazor]

Belthazor turned toward Parker, looking a little surprised she agreed with him. "Yeah," he said, nodding. "And who gets to play god? Who decides what you wipe away and what stays? It's one thing to change yourself. It's another to have someone force it on you."

Re: Behavioural rehabilitation

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker shudders. "I can think of people who should *not* be allowed to make that call. As long as you can remember yourself, there's hope." She looks grim. "Even if you can't do anything else, you should get to keep that."

Re: Behavioural rehabilitation

[shane-mcc.livejournal.com]

"Memory wipes... I don't know... is that really a punishment?" Shane says, brows wrinkling.

"I just mean... if... if they take away the memories of the crime that a person committed, or... take out all the stuff that made them the kind of person that could do what they did in the first place... it doesn't make a difference, because there's still the people that person hurt. They still remember what was done to them, even if the criminal doesn't, anymore. It seems... more like a punishment to the victims or their families rather than the guy who did it."

Re: Behavioural rehabilitation

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

Beka listened to the discussion topics with growing anger.

"Want to lock me up and throw away the key? Fine. That's awful enough, but at least I can plan my escape. Want to kill me? Fine. At least it's over. But maim me, physically or mentally? Make me less than I am? Barbaric.

"Big damned difference between going to see Crane because you need to talk and someone else sticking some new software in your head."