No more questions!! But I do have a short response for Part 4 that you can post here as a comment, just as a way to round out our discussion, and to look ahead at the Final paper assignment (see assignment in post below this one). Remember, if you haven't e-mailed me your 3 connections between the books (which is Short Paper #3--really a list more than a paper) then please do so as soon as possible. Doing this will help you on the final paper, and it will also allow me to offer you some personal guidance before you start. Most people seem to have a good idea of where they want to go, but if you feel lost, never fear--I can help you!
After you read Part 4, "The Corner," or are still reading it, answer the following question as a 'Comment' (or you can e-mail it to me):
Q: The Reverend Post, who attended the trial, said to the author that "Doc Savage [a kind of Superman figure from old books/comics] had the right idea...he had an army of trained assistants [who] kidnapped all the world's criminals and brought them to [his] island. And Doc Savage operated on their brains. He removed the part that holds wicked thoughts. And when they recovered they were all decent citizens. They couldn't commit crimes because that part of their brains was out" (306).
Do you think if this was possible (to find the 'criminal' part of the brain), we should force everyone to undergo this operation? Would we remove the possibility of evil or criminal behavior in everyone, or even just people who commit violent crimes? Should people be lobotomized for the general good? Would it be worth risking making such people vegetables rather than leaving them to hurt or kill again--or even to spend their lives in prison?
Stelon Beene
ReplyDeleteNo, mostly because it requires a person to decide who deserves to be lobotomized for what reason, I mean of course violent criminals would be on the list, but what would stop them from adding tax evaders, or even people who just don't conform to society? Putting that kind of power in one person's hands would never work. In a perfect world, these surgeries might work, and they might only choose the people that need it, but we do not live in a perfect world.
Holly Cosper
ReplyDeleteI agree with the comment above that points out how we do not live in a perfect world, therefore, such things would never happen. There will be evil, sadly. But, we must use the hardships that the world brings to learn and grow from them.
Connie Rosales
ReplyDeleteWe should not alter someone's judgment for others sake. There must be good and evil in our world. They need one another to coexist and bring balance. Although it is wrong to take the lives of others if we did such a procedure wouldn't we be doing what they did. We would be no different than a killer. Just because others cause harm doesn't give us a justification to inflict that pain onto others.
Yemi
ReplyDeleteIf we were to lobotomize people’s brains we would be trying to create a perfect world, with no crime, conflict or war but the sad truth of this world is we could never live in a perfect world because every human has a different view, a different story, that makes them who they are and you can’t change that. In some people crime is all they’ve ever known, it’s what they’ve used to survive for as long as they have and that’s not apart of their brain, it’s apart of them. Our system that we have works, not very well nor perfect, but it works and to subject unwilling participants to a test that might even work would be inhumane and violate whatever rights they have left.
Logan Cosby
ReplyDeleteI don't think something like removing apart of someone should ever been done. Those who have done wrong will pay for it anyways in the end. Plus it would not be worth risking to have that part removed from us. God made us who we are and we are all individually different for a reason. If some how this procedure was possible and we did do it, people in general would I'm sure act differently than they do now. Their personalities wouldn't be the same, some have criminal minds but use them for good. An we would be taking that part away from them.
I agree with the comment above something shouldn't be removed for wrong doing or anydoing
ReplyDeleteI don't think it would be necessary to undergo operation because not everyone has criminal intentions. I think it would be best to do a lobotomy on those who commit serious offenses and were an actual threat to society. Perhaps, if someones showed different behaviors that could be a threat to society, or they actually commit a crime at a early age, it would be a good idea to lobotomize them as soon as possible. But then again, the world is not perfect and no matter how many precautions we try to make in attempt to stop the evil and the crimes, it's always going to happen one way or another. So there is no real way to stop evil intentions.
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DeleteI don't think forcing a lobotomy on criminals is a good idea. Like you said, there's always the risk of turning people into a "vegetable" so to speak. Criminals are still citizens and that would be infringing on a lot of the rights we have as Americans. Not to mention if there were cases of people wrongly accused that were forced to undergo this procedure. If it was possible to do this, I think best case would be allowing it as an option for those who commit awful crimes. Maybe if they want to better themselves they can choose to have the "evil" part removed from their brain and start a new life. -Addi Walls
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