Quote Originally Posted by puzzld View Post
Things were different back in the day. The criminal justice system actually believed in mental illness and rehabilitation... They also, actually believed that juveniles shouldn't be judged as harshly as adults.
Well, in all fairness the criminal justice system in our country bases itself to not have a "lock him up and throw away the key" mentality, and to believe in rehabilitation.

If in reality he's led a normal and successful life for 46 years, it would be considered a success story for the CJ system.

A fair one? Maybe not. But we can't afford to lock up everyone forever, either. My concern would be that this "outing" will spark that demon in him again, because his life will again never be the same.