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Should convicted criminals be allowed to publish scientific papers and obtain patents?

Yes or no. Explain your reasoning.
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  • Yes, because human rights and free speech.  A conviction for littering shouldn't mean you're not allowed to publish anything again, ever.  Otherwise, it becomes a way to silence anyone the authorities don't like.


    Yes, because you don't promote science and the arts by silencing people for arbitrary and unrelated reasons.  Someone may have a brilliant ides, but if they are not allowed to do anything with it, nobody will ever know.
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  • Yes, because human rights and free speech.  A conviction for littering shouldn't mean you're not allowed to publish anything again, ever.  Otherwise, it becomes a way to silence anyone the authorities don't like.


    Yes, because you don't promote science and the arts by silencing people for arbitrary and unrelated reasons.  Someone may have a brilliant ides, but if they are not allowed to do anything with it, nobody will ever know.
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