Project Gutenberg 2008-01-22 Public domain in the USA. 93 McComas, J. Francis 1911 1978 McComas, Jesse Francis McComas, Jessie Francis Freas, Kelly 1922 2005 Freas, Frank Kelly Criminal Negligence Produced from Astounding Science Fiction June 1955. Reading ease score: 86.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Criminal Negligence" by J. Francis McComas is a science fiction narrative likely written in the mid-20th century. The story unfolds in a dystopian future where Earth is on the brink of extinction due to a self-replicating radioactive dust, compelling some humans to embark on a desperate journey to Mars. The topic revolves around moral dilemmas concerning leadership, responsibility, and society's treatment of criminals in the face of impending doom. The plot centers on Warden Halloran of a high-security prison, who is approached by military and scientific officials with plans to evacuate select individuals to Mars. However, Halloran grapples with the ethical implications of leaving behind his inmates—a group often overlooked by society. As panic erupts among the prisoners upon learning of their potential abandonment, Halloran steps out to calm them, asserting their worth and urging them to take initiative in establishing their own community. The story raises questions about humanity, rehabilitation, and what constitutes justice, creating a compelling exploration of the human condition in a time of crisis. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Prisons -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 67767 67772 2024-10-10T12:30:31.320011 2023-09-11T04:48:40.906628 text/html text/html 64581 2008-01-22T07:58:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 132129 2008-01-22T07:58:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 137593 2024-10-10T12:30:33.956128 application/epub+zip 136420 2024-10-10T12:30:32.136038 application/epub+zip 54237 2024-10-10T12:30:31.651022 application/epub+zip 170975 2024-10-10T12:30:35.403989 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162862 2024-10-10T12:30:33.743026 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 81150 2022-09-11T09:50:45.227301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 60059 59961 2024-10-10T12:30:31.126053 2023-09-11T04:48:40.760632 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 59883 2008-01-22T07:58:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 23599 2008-01-22T07:58:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 59875 2008-01-22T07:58:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23584 2008-01-22T07:58:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22668 2024-10-10T12:30:35.828000 application/rdf+xml 9304 2024-10-10T12:30:31.861007 image/jpeg 1564 2024-10-10T12:30:31.730019 image/jpeg 133818 2024-10-10T12:30:31.335004 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia