[Brickcity]

I don't know how anyone's paralysis and death can be "just as well".  This presumes that his life was irredeemable.  Yes, many young men with a similar history don't wind up in a cycle of violence and crime that they never come out of.  However, some turn their lives around.  This podcast from NPR's invisibilia is worth a listen.

https://www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia...rn-problem

A panel of judges sits to decide the fate of the young woman. She's the child of addicts and an ex-addict and ex-felon herself, and she's asking the court to trust her to become an attorney. The outcome of her case hinges on a question we all struggle with: are we destined to repeat our patterns, or do we generally stray in surprising directions? - a question increasingly relevant in an age when algorithms are trying to predict everything about our behavior.

BC

Your overall point is very valid. But, I don't buy it in this particular case. This kid seemed to get off on physically torturing his wife. It's not like he got into a few bar fights, stole some Cheetos and was getting poor grades.

[Brickcity]

I don't know how anyone's paralysis and death can be "just as well".  This presumes that his life was irredeemable.  Yes, many young men with a similar history don't wind up in a cycle of violence and crime that they never come out of.  However, some turn their lives around.  This podcast from NPR's invisibilia is worth a listen.

https://www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia...rn-problem

A panel of judges sits to decide the fate of the young woman. She's the child of addicts and an ex-addict and ex-felon herself, and she's asking the court to trust her to become an attorney. The outcome of her case hinges on a question we all struggle with: are we destined to repeat our patterns, or do we generally stray in surprising directions? - a question increasingly relevant in an age when algorithms are trying to predict everything about our behavior.

BC

Your overall point is very valid. But, I don't buy it in this particular case. This kid seemed to get off on physically torturing his wife. It's not like he got into a few bar fights, stole some Cheetos and was getting poor grades.