Tikkun (https://www.tikkun.org/author/a_vrettosj/)
To deny that race and class do not matter in contemporary America and its criminal justice system is to deny the most obvious political, scientific, and moral reality of our society.
As the nation and world viewed the unconscionable execution of Troy Davis on September 22, Americans were once again dragged through a profoundly painful morality play that left many of us bitter, ashamed, conflicted, polarized, and disillusioned once again at our inability to respond to the trauma of human suffering. This state-sponsored killing underscores the urgent need for us to rethink our ideas about revenge.
To be a tikkun-builder you have to be open and willing to search for, analyze, and “go with” those hidden and unintended meanings — grappling with their possible connotations and yet realizing you’re never going to fully comprehend them.
Can we scare criminals into being good? A look into a new attempt at crime prevention.