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Dictment. He cannot meet these charges by proving the acts of kindness
and charity and real worth that are rarely absent in any life. The
proceedings show how bad he is, not how good. He may be able to call
witnesses to show that up to the time of the bringing of the indictment
his reputation for honesty was good; but he cannot show that he
supported his grandmother, or helped his aunt, or educated his younger
brother, or gave his money to the poor. All the good is irrelevant to
the issue. This does not prove that he did not commit the act. It might
clearly prove whether on the whole he should go to jail. Through this
process he feels that the law and proceedings are unfair and that he is
condemned, when, in fact, he is as good as those who judge him. Neither
can he show the circumstances that hedged in his way nor the equipment
with which he entered life. Under the legal theory that he is "the
captain of his soul," these are not material to the issue. Neither can
he show the direct motive that caused the conduct. It may have been a
motive that was ideal, but the question involved is, did he violate the
law? He is convicted and sent to prison. As a rule, he will some time be
turned back into the world. He needs careful treatment, involving
instruction and an appeal to that part of his nature which may awaken
sympathies and produce emotions that will make him more of a social
being on his return to the world. In the loose lang
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