Although the crime you speak to is serious I believe much more damage is being done to this country by non-violent fraud and white collar crime. Almost all crime is driven by America's every growing appetite for "something for nothing". With inner city crime the perpertrators are using physical force and violence as those are the skill set they have to get part of this "something for nothing". Their crimes are no worse, in my view not as bad, as the doctor who overcharges Medicare but the two are handled very differently. They should share a cell.