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Originally Posted by scc
I'm thinking more along the lines offered this job in lieu of jail time
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If enough people in authority were prepared to accept that the ex-criminal genuinely regretted their past, and was serving the Crown as a way to make amends, I don’t see the problem. This might just mean that a criminal who wanted a short, exciting penalty rather than a long, boring stretch inside had put on a good act, of course.
In a more cynical game, well, needs must when the safety of the Crown is at stake, don’cha know. Wellington’s army was notoriously full of the scum of the Earth, and they saved us from Bonaparte. It’d be easier if the fellow’s record didn’t involve too much harm to innocents, obviously.