If we really care about the sufferings of innocent children we would not for one moment consider turning loose the swarms of muggers and child molesters who the system has already caught…As the Marquis of Halifax said, "Whenever a knave is not punished, an honest man is laughed at." Our continued refusal to do the right thing can only be the result of cowardice and a callous indifference. By turning over the entire business to social workers and psychologists, we think we have discharged our responsibility, when all we have actually done is wash our hands.
Thomas Fleming, "Successful Crimes," Chronicle of Culture, March 1986
Thomas Fleming, "Successful Crimes," Chronicle of Culture, March 1986
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