tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64214977202899566.post7392674199033857773..comments2024-03-17T00:13:59.486-07:00Comments on The Edge Effect: Lifers & the Meaning of LifeJames Knoll, IV, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18179125435251046383noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64214977202899566.post-90196904675240814082009-03-09T11:29:00.000-07:002009-03-09T11:29:00.000-07:00Indeed, I think that a person with "nothing left t...Indeed, I think that a person with "nothing left to lose" would be the most destructive inside or outside a prison. They might not stay outside the prison system for long. Might they not be compared with a sociopathic personality?<BR/>I know it's extreme, but if there's little chance for rehabilitation or even control of behavior might not the death penalty be wise method (within guidelines) to manage these individuals behavior and reduce their potential damage to a already unstable system and outside society?<BR/>In an ideal world, would it also not be considered a positive reinforcement to encourage individuals who had not reached a certain nihilistic level and corresponding level of "miss-behavior" towards "life-meaning" and "other" directed programs? <BR/>Would it increase their coping skills while isolating them from the "nothing left to lose" mentality even if they were "lifers"?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517607690033684188noreply@blogger.com