As the son of a...
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As the son of a police chief I learned very early in life about the necessity of laws for the protection of the individual. Later, after I became a police officer, I was sent to a distant city to return a young man who was charged with automobile theft. As we traveled, I learned through our conversation that the young man had almost no sense of right or wrong. He had been raised by a criminal father with practically no discipline or rules by which to live. He was allowed to do whatever "felt right" at the moment, and was never given any religious instruction. He had no knowledge of the Bible and had never attended either school or church. He did not even have a conception of "stealing" and believed that he could take anything he wanted for his own purpose.
The judge, however, was not sympathetic to the young man's ignorance, nor to my pleas for leniency, and the 17-year-old was sentenced to prison. "Laws are created for the welfare and protection of all people," said the judge. "I will not have sympathy for those who fail to live by them, regardless of the reason."
- Byrd
The judge, however, was not sympathetic to the young man's ignorance, nor to my pleas for leniency, and the 17-year-old was sentenced to prison. "Laws are created for the welfare and protection of all people," said the judge. "I will not have sympathy for those who fail to live by them, regardless of the reason."
- Byrd
