Each time such horrible stories were published, we had to remind ourselves that, yes indeed, the acts were demonic, but the perpetrators remained each a child of God. A monster has no moral responsibility and so cannot be held accountable; but even more seriously, designating someone a monster closes the door to possible rehabilitation.
每次这样的恐怖事件公诸于众，我们都不得不提醒自己：是的，这些罪行比魔鬼还要可怕，但它们的制造者却仍然是上帝的子孙。魔鬼没有任何道德义务，因此也根本不可能承担责任，而更重要的是，把某个人划定为魔鬼就彻底排除了改造的可能性。承认最可怕的罪犯也有基本的人性是恢复性司法和“分享”原则赖以存在的坚实基础。