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Question
Recall your favorite crime story on TV. Discuss with your friend how you could prevent the villain/thief from committing the crime/theft.
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Solution
- Love, human sympathy and education can transform a thief into a good person.
- By promoting positive change in thief. This means changing the thiefs' anti-social belief system to a pro-social belief system, thereby changing her/his mind.
Notes
Answers may vary depending on the views, opinions, thought process of students.
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