libre lang mangarap
a few sundays ago, just as mass was about to end someone approached the lectern and asked donations from us. well apparently they're from a group i think? well they're ex-convicts? tama ba ung term? well basta nakulong sila dati pero ngayon malaya na sila (malamang..ehe) i don't know what the donations were for but the thing is...nahihirapan sila sa buhay...i mean they find it hard to get a job because of there record of having previously convicted.
1 thing i learned from crim law (naks! kunwari may alam..haha) is that a crime is not only a sin against the victim, but it's also a sin against the society...and that the reason why people go to jail is that 1) it's to punish the wrongdoings of the person, 2)it seeks to correct the person and prevent him from doing the crime again, 3)it separates the person from society as he is deemed a threat to society because of what he did...i think meron pang iba pero nakalimutan ko na..hehe
pero ang iniisip ko is what happens after he has served his penalty...parang ang feeling ko if the purpose of the jail time was met, the fact that he's free already, i think it means that the person has already indeed changed and that society is ready to welcome him back. he's ready to start a new life in society. however, i don't think that's what really happens..a lot of these guys find it hard to find work, i think mainly because their being in jail once blackens their records and employers find it hard to hire sum1 who was previously convicted. so how are they supposed to live a new life if society itself prevents them the opportunities of living a new life?
so is there a way to help these people? are there any programs to aid them? alam ko mejo ambisyoso ang dating pero wala lang...parang gus2 kong tumulong sa kanila so i'm looking for ideas...i was thinking of maybe microfinance so that even if they can't find a job, they could start their own nalang or sumthng? wala lang nangangarap lang..hehe i don't think i'll be able to do this right away, maybe in a few years pa...pero i'd like to record this now habang inspired ako at baka makalimutan ko 'to in the future...ok lang naman mangarap e..it's the thought that counts naman dib? hehe
1 thing i learned from crim law (naks! kunwari may alam..haha) is that a crime is not only a sin against the victim, but it's also a sin against the society...and that the reason why people go to jail is that 1) it's to punish the wrongdoings of the person, 2)it seeks to correct the person and prevent him from doing the crime again, 3)it separates the person from society as he is deemed a threat to society because of what he did...i think meron pang iba pero nakalimutan ko na..hehe
pero ang iniisip ko is what happens after he has served his penalty...parang ang feeling ko if the purpose of the jail time was met, the fact that he's free already, i think it means that the person has already indeed changed and that society is ready to welcome him back. he's ready to start a new life in society. however, i don't think that's what really happens..a lot of these guys find it hard to find work, i think mainly because their being in jail once blackens their records and employers find it hard to hire sum1 who was previously convicted. so how are they supposed to live a new life if society itself prevents them the opportunities of living a new life?
so is there a way to help these people? are there any programs to aid them? alam ko mejo ambisyoso ang dating pero wala lang...parang gus2 kong tumulong sa kanila so i'm looking for ideas...i was thinking of maybe microfinance so that even if they can't find a job, they could start their own nalang or sumthng? wala lang nangangarap lang..hehe i don't think i'll be able to do this right away, maybe in a few years pa...pero i'd like to record this now habang inspired ako at baka makalimutan ko 'to in the future...ok lang naman mangarap e..it's the thought that counts naman dib? hehe