Crime and Punishment: Key Teachings/Scriptures
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God and Evil Intentions and Actions
- '...anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already commited adultery with her in his heart'- Matthew 5
- Evil Actions = Sinful = Original Sin
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Reasons for Crime: Poverty
- 'If Christians don't dig deep and generously open their hearts, they don't have genuine faith'- Pope Francis
- 10 commandments- Thou shall not steal
- 'From poverty growing rife, stealing increased.' -Digha Nikaya
- 2nd Moral Precept
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Reasons for Crime: Upbringing
- Parable of the Sheep and Goat- Help/support those who had poor upbringing
- Metta-Loving Kindness - support/understand
- Leads to Compassion, eliminates 3 poisons
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Reasons for Crime: Mental Illness
- Kleptomania - addiction to stealing
- Anger Issues - may cause violence e.g. Assault/Murder etc.
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Reasons For Crime: Greed
- 10 Commandments - Don't Covet (be envious of others' possessions)
- 3 poison (Cockrel) leads to bad karma and suffering
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Reasons for Crime: Hatred
- 'Love thy neighbor, like thyself'
- 3 Poisons leads to bad karma and suffering
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Reason for Crime: Addiction
- Drunkness = Sin for Catholics
- 'Love thy neighbor, like thyself'- Provides Support
- 3rd Precept- No intoxicants
- Metta- Provides Support
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Reasons for Crime: Opposition to Unjust Law
- 'For there is no authority except...God'
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Attitudes to Crime
- Christians believe that it is a good action to help prisoners- Parable of the Sheep and Goat
- Buddhism believe everyone can change E.g. Story of Anguilmala
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Hate Crimes
- Show Compassion and Agape Love- 'Love thy neighbor, like thyself'
- The Parable of the Good Samaritan
- Hatred is a 3 Poison
- Results in Unskillful actions - bad Karma
- Acts as a barrier to enlightenment
- Instead Develop Metta
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Theft
- Goes against 10 Commandment- Thou shall not Steal
- 'Love of money is the root of all evil'
- Breaks 2nd Precept
- Strengthens Greed - 3 Poison
- Lack of respect for others
- Leads to Dukkha (Suffering)
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Murder
- Ten commandment - Thou shall not kill
- Only God can take life
- For Argument: 'an eye for an eye'
- 'You shall not take life'
- A monk would be expelled from monastrey for murder
- For Argument: In the past life, Buddha was a captain of a ship when he killed one bandit to save the lives of 500- Links to Utiltarianism
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Retribution
- For: 'an eye for an eye'
- Against: '...overcome evil with good'
- 'we should not seek revenge on those who have commited crimes against us' - Dalai Lama
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Deterrence
- Public humiliation- doesn't show respect
- May not work if people have grip of 3 poisons
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Reformation
- Allows Forgiveness - Key Christian Belief
- 'Turn the other cheek'
- Criminals encouraged to change, results in skillful action - Good karma
- Metta - Forgiveness
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Attitudes to Suffering
- Duty to Help others and follow Jesus' example:
- The parable of the Sheep and Goat
- 'Love thy neighbor, like thyself'
- Encourages Reconcilation - The parable of the prodigial son
- 'Suffering produces perserverance, character and hope'
- Suffering is inevitable and should be overcome
- Four Noble Truths
- Overcome by acceptance and eightfold path
- 1st Precept - avoid causing suffering
- Bodhisattvas
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Attitudes to the treatment of Criminals
- Prison population has doubled since 1993
- 70/117 prisons in england are overcrowded
- 29% less staff in last 4 years
- Corporal punishment allowed in schools until 1987 - now illegal
- Breaches Ahimsa - Bad Karma
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Forgiveness: Christianity
- 'Father, forgive them, for they know not what they are doing' - Jesus on the cross
- 'Not 7 times, but 77' Matthew 18 - How many times should we forgive, Jesus answered
- Parable of the Prodigial Son
- 'Forgive us our sin as we forgive those who sin against us' - Lord's Prayer
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Forgiveness: Buddhism
- Forgiveness - Letting go of anger/hatred - 3 poison
- 'holding onto anger is like holding on to a hot coal' - Only you get hurt/Suffer
- 'those who wrap themselves in hatred is not quenched' - dwelling on anger will get you stuck in a constant cycle of suffering
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Death Penalty Statistics
- 3 pardons since 1950s
- 1/25 exonerated deaths
- Higher Murder rates in US (DP+)
- Death Row Saves Taxpayer money
- £30,000 per person per year
- Principle of Utility - Maximum happiness to victim and society
- Ruth Ellis -Last person on death row 1959
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Death Penalty: Christian Views
- 'Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed' Genesis
- Thomas Aquinas said protecting society is more important than reform of offender
- COE not Repealed Article 37: Christian Men can be punished by death for heinous/Grievous offenses
- Sancity of Life - Only God can take life
- Christ came to reform sinners e.g. Woman who commited adultery
- 'Turn the other cheek'
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Death Penalty: Buddhist Views
- Thailand - Buddhist country ,still uses CP for over 30 crimes
- Breaks 1st precept - Ahimsa
- 'An action, even if it brings benefit to oneself, cannot be considered a good action if it brings physical and mental pain to others' - Buddha
- Can have negative karmic effects on both offender and punisher - Poor rebirth
- Inhumane/ Violent/ Doesn't solve the problem
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