John Sen. Kennedy Professions : Sen. Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by John Sen. Kennedy Good intentions sometimes have nothing to do with actual consequences, we were told that this would only allow low-level, nonviolent criminals to go free. I didnt believe it, and I didnt believe it because I read the bill. And now we find out that in the first traunch of prisoners let free, 500 committed weapons or explosive crimes, 250 committed sex crimes, I think there were 60 or 70 that were guilty of homicide or aggravated assault. And those are not low-level, nonviolent criminals. John Sen. Kennedy To me, this is pretty simple, i believe in the Kantean definition of justice. C.S. Lewis talked about it. Saint Augustine talked about it. Justice exists when people get what they deserve. Justice is not necessarilydeterrence, or rehabilitation, though that can be a byproduct. John Sen. Kennedy Similar Authors Australian Sen. Richard Di Natale sen Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill sen Missouri GOP Sen. Rob Schaaf sen Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill sen Minnesota Sen. Klobuchar sen Minnesota Sen. Al Franken sen All Authors