Subtly but unmistakably we have moved the object of our concern from crime to criminals, from acts to essences. It is the criminal, the bad guy, the irredeemable thug, around whom we craft our policy. We must keep him at bay. He is not a man who committed a bad act. He is not a full soul who did something horrible. He is the crime. He is a criminal. He is a subject of the Colony. Citizens can be full human beings; citizens can get second chances; citizens can be forgiven. Subjects are unforgivable.
