Rollnhome wrote:
5 yes is a bit much. They have families to raise and such. A couple hundred hours of community service in the park and a good fine should send a message to the public.
Given your reasoning maybe we should cut by half all the sentences of current prisoners who have families.
If you can't pay the price, don't roll the dice.
Given the seeming upswing in lawlessness, slaps on the wrist aren't cutting it. Serious and stricter sentencing for barbarians might do the trick. If nothing else, it will keep the neanderthals off the streets of the civilized for a time.
I hope they also cut that fat guy's disability payments. If he can push a boulder, there are plenty of boulder-pushing-like jobs that he can do.