No. If they commit a crime and are incarcerated then they should lose their right to vote. They committed a criminal act proving that they are not capable of functioning in society, so they should therefore not be allowed to vote for changes within our society.
Indeed they should. People who are subject to society’s government, and have the mental capacity to form a judgment on it, should have the right to a voice in that government. There is no distinction in principle to be made between people who commit a crime but are not imprisoned, and those who are imprisoned.
# 24 January 2011 at 4:36 pm
SJH said:
No – I don’t think they should. If you’ve committed a crime and you’ve been proven guilty and imprisoned I don’t see why you should have the ‘privilege’ of voting. People should lose that ‘right’ if they chose to live their lives outside the law. If you can’t function in society why should you be allowed to vote for changes within that society.
# 27 January 2011 at 1:07 pm
AJPGC said:
Absolutely not. That right was given up when they were convicted of a crime serious enough that a prison sentence was imposed. By being put in prison they have been taken out of society – how then can they be allowed to vote for changes in a society they are excluded from? Might as well allow tourists and illegal immigrants to vote as well.
No. If they commit a crime and are incarcerated then they should lose their right to vote. They committed a criminal act proving that they are not capable of functioning in society, so they should therefore not be allowed to vote for changes within our society.
Prisoners should absolutely have the right to vote:
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Indeed they should. People who are subject to society’s government, and have the mental capacity to form a judgment on it, should have the right to a voice in that government. There is no distinction in principle to be made between people who commit a crime but are not imprisoned, and those who are imprisoned.
No – I don’t think they should. If you’ve committed a crime and you’ve been proven guilty and imprisoned I don’t see why you should have the ‘privilege’ of voting. People should lose that ‘right’ if they chose to live their lives outside the law. If you can’t function in society why should you be allowed to vote for changes within that society.
Absolutely not. That right was given up when they were convicted of a crime serious enough that a prison sentence was imposed. By being put in prison they have been taken out of society – how then can they be allowed to vote for changes in a society they are excluded from? Might as well allow tourists and illegal immigrants to vote as well.