Do you think everyone deserves a second chance?

i just wanted to know do you think they do and what to you are some things a person could do to not really deserve a second chance?

I think that everyone deserves a second chance. I have made a lot of mistakes in my life and so has everyone else. Just imagine if for every mistake someone has made they wouldn't be forgave. No matter what I will always say that everyone deserves a second chance. No matter what.

People do deserve a second chance, but it's just what they did that counts. If they lost that first chance to something horrible they did, or anything, then they shouldn't get a second chance right away. Take time to see if it is worth it to give them another chance. Then continue on and give them it but make sure they don't mess it up again.

I think second chances are earned, not handed out as a birthright. At the same time, I do strongly believe in being compassionate and understanding of others' foibles, as I surely have many of my own. Ultimately, I think it depends on the severity and character of the wrong-doing.

For truly innocent mistakes or when someone with integrity is ensnared in unfortunate circumstances, it's an easy "yes" for second, third, fourth, etc. chances. No question. I put my heart on my sleeve and do anything I can to help.

For infidelity, I've always had a "no second chance" policy. I've always made that policy clear in the beginning of a relationship so he's clear. I've never been cheated on... not that I ever found out about, at least! I'd rather be abandoned than disrespected. I'm this way with any severe betrayal of trust.

I've also had a policy of not retrying old relationships, regardless of the reason for the breakup. I trust that there's a reason it didn't work in the first place, and I move forward not backward.

Oh, also, no second chances for any kind of violence in a relationship. I don't accept meanness, or ill treatment, or disregard. I refuse to remain in a situation where others can treat me poorly.

My mother taught me that it's better to do without whatever the thing or person is that would inspire me to belittle myself, than it would be to do without my love and respect for myself. She says, "If you're going to do poorly, do poorly on your own, not at someone else's hand." I think that's saved me from compromising or surrendering the love I have for myself. I am grateful to my mother for that gift. I believe it's spared me a lot of the pain and drama I see others experience over and over again.

At the same time, I work to never bear grudges, or harbor hatred, disgust, or anger towards others no matter the offense. I do not believe in ill-will. I think those emotions are far more destructive to the person who feels them than to the person who is the object of the negativity. I believe in forgiving and continuing to place one foot in front of the other. That way, you have the potential to be happy and content no matter what.

This is just what works for me... it may not work for others...

It isn't as much what they did. The question is , how much risk are you taking that it will happen again?

I wouldn't offer a second chance for any kind of physical abuse unless the person successfully completed some kind of program to deal with their problem and would never consider a second chance for a sex crime against a child. The statistics overwhelmingly say it will be repeated.