Word: washburn
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...Washburn had already suffered so much. He had lost responsible posts at two respected schools. He had seen his family's good name soiled. So the court naturally determined that a man in Washburn's position should be sentenced to prison for the rape of a child--and that the sentence should be suspended...
Punishment usually has to do with things like reform, retribution, and deterence. Yet in the case of Edward Washburn--a man capable of such outstanding contributions to society by virtue of his fine family name, education, and wonderful life--what had to be arranged, it seems, was not punishment but an "appropriate sentence...
...WASHBURN had broken several laws. So the court naturally determined that a man in Washburn's position should pay for psychological care and counseling for his victims--a whole $5000 worth. That covered his debt to his victims. How about his debt to society...
...wouldn't this be a disservice to Washburn? Shouldn't a man in Washburn's position be given an opportunity to reaffirm himself in society's eyes? A little community service should do the trick--say a little less than a week a month at the YMCA or local Boy's Club...
...TIME when the nation's prisons are overcrowded and courts backlogged, there is something inspiring in the handling of Washburn's case. Things do go so smoothly when one deals with the right class of people...