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As a programmer ...As a programmer ...Posted Apr 30, 2008 3:03 UTC (Wed) by sbergman27 (subscriber, #10767)In reply to: As a programmer ... by AnswerGuy Parent article: Hans Reiser Guilty of First Degree Murder (Wired)
If a person convicted of such a crime can make constructive contributions to the world, then why deny the world those contributions? There are practical concerns to giving a convict access to the Internet; His activities would have to be monitored. But that administrative overhead would be a small price to pay. And the work would certainly be more therapeutic than meaningless busy-work. The way I see it, prisons are to protect the innocent, and not to punish or take revenge upon the guilty. I'm far from a fan of Reiser or his filesystems. But I would strongly support his being allowed to use his talents to constructive purpose.
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