http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-serial-rapist-release-20130708,0,4838257.story
While most of us are sleeping in the safety of our homes; Christopher Evans Hubbart has been busy earning his position as a sex offender. Every two minutes, someone in the United States is sexually assaulted. This is a very serious crime that shouldn't be taken lightly. Not only does the rapist suffer from the consequences but the victim also has to suffer through not only physical but also physiological effects. One of the most common psychological consequences of rape is self-blame. Christopher Evans Hubbart has forced forty human beings into this unnecessary void of pain.
"Hubbart was first arrested on rape charges in Los Angles in 1972 and has since admitted sexually assaulting 25 women in the area, according to a 2004 U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision. After his release in 1979, Hubbart moved to the Bay Area and raped an additional 15 women within two years, the court said. He was imprisoned again and released on parole in 1990."( Jack Leonard) Educated with all this information Los Angles County Supervisor, Mike Antonovich ,would still like to release Hubbart without parole. Hubbart hasn't learned anything while he served time. The second he got released from prison he ventured out and repeated the same mistakes over again; not only once, but multiple times. He doesn't deserve to be released if he's going to repeat himself. He's had numerous amount of chances to turn his path around, but decided not to change his ways. Even if they released him under strict supervision, there's always loop holes. If he decides to live the lifestyle of a sex offender; they can't do anything about it. It's better if he's locked up than given the chance to ruin anyone else's life.
I like how you have your own input on this issue. I too agree that Hubbart should spend the rest of his life in jail, so he won't be able to hurt anybody else. However, I think you should double check your work before you publish it. You have some spelling and capitalization errors such as: "united states" should be capitalized, and "cahrges" is spelled wrong.
ReplyDeleteHi Zubaidha,
ReplyDeleteI personally thought your analysis was really good. i really dislike the topic though, it really grosses me out. Anyway, i really thought your analysis was complete because you addressed the case and not only that, you proposed a different solution for the criminal. There were some minor grammar mistakes but overall, i really enjoyed reading your commentary.
You make an impassioned case against Hubbart's release, Zubaidha. Indeed, why should a person who has committed the same crime, possibly 40 times, be given yet another chance? As you say, you'd think he'd have learned his lesson and changed his ways by now. That he hasn't, however, causes me to wonder why. I do not believe it is a lack of intelligence on Hubbart's part, but if not a lack of intelligence, why is it Hubbart has committed the same crime so often? Let us entertain a silly hypothetical. What if Hubbart was given implants as a child that allowed for someone to control Hubbart's body. Being a sinister sort of person, this "controller," as Hubbart grows older, has Hubbart commit crimes, crimes that are increasingly serious in nature. Hubbart does not want to do these crimes, mind you, he is controlled by another. Given the circumstances, would you place blame on Hubbart? Now let us alter the hypothetical somewhat. What if Hubbart, after a while, does not mind these lewd commands that he is given by his "controller," having gotten used to them. Would your thoughts change? Now I do not doubt you already know where I'm going with this. What if this "controller" is actually his brain by way of a mental disorder? What then? Now I grant that the case of the "controller" is quite different from a mental disorder (unless we cling to a very odd sense of dualism); however, I'd invite you to consider the complexities that such a juxtaposition may offer.
ReplyDeleteAs a note, there are a few errors as to grammar and mechanics. To deal with one rather persistent error, I might recommend reviewing the use of semicolons.