This guy was an angry and violent kid who did something terrible for unknown reasons. He most certainly isn’t an angry kid anymore.
What he is now is a person who had 8 years to grow and change.
What’s important is how likely is this person to commit another crime after he’s changed by being in prison. If he has a low likelihood of reoffending then from a societal perspective it makes little sense to keep him in prison.
This perspective doesn’t address the revenge, punishment, or vengence aspect of incarnation which seems to be what you’re most concerned with.
This guy was an angry and violent kid who did something terrible for unknown reasons. He most certainly isn’t an angry kid anymore.
What he is now is a person who had 8 years to grow and change.
What’s important is how likely is this person to commit another crime after he’s changed by being in prison. If he has a low likelihood of reoffending then from a societal perspective it makes little sense to keep him in prison.
This perspective doesn’t address the revenge, punishment, or vengence aspect of incarnation which seems to be what you’re most concerned with.