Chance thoughts

The buzzphrase of the day is, "Everyone deserves a second chance." I've been musing on that as I await the chance to discuss the Michael Vick issue with my daughter. She is uniquely qualified to give me some perspective on the this because she wrote several philosophy papers on punishement, ethics, and identity, and she taught students in Philadelphia who admitted attending, and enjoying, dog fights. She's also far wiser than anyone should be at her age, so I suspect our conversation will be