Karma?

    Karma has a way of exposing even the darkest aspects of our lives. Negative deeds travel negative roads, and can only follow the path from which they began. It doesn't matter how long ago the situation occurred, everyone has a price to pay. Recently, Stephen Collins (Father and Pastor on Seventh Heaven) confided in his therapist about an instance where he exposed himself to a 10 year old girl. The conversation was recorded by his ex wife, and given to the authorities in connection to their divorce. Neither of them knew the information would go public. When you speak with a therapist, yes, everything you say is confidential. It does not leave the office. When you speak about harming yourself or others in the future, or you confess to any abuse or sexual acts towards a minor, that information is immediately sent to the authorities.
    There are two ways to look at this story. Why is he being punished for an act he committed over two decades ago? He already tried apologizing to this woman, so why is it still an issue?
    The other way is the way I believe in. You can apologize after doing something wrong all you want, but that is not your judgement for that deed. Being a child who has gone through that, no punishment will ever be enough. I also understand, however, people can and do change. Isolation from society is not the answer. Rehabilitation is. So do I think jail time us necessary? Yes. Do I think he needs rehabilitation time while he's there? Absolutely. It doesn't need to be some ridiculous life sentence or 103 years in prison or anything like that. I think 3 or 4 years with rehabilitation time included should be enough.