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Originally Posted by wamley
Don't' know of any in todays world of someone going to state prison for possession of small amounts of drugs, commonly refered to as recreational quantity. State prisons are where we send the violent actors and those that sell, transport or distribute larger amounts of drug. As the courts and prosecutors have become more lenient, crime continues to rise. Population increases and prison cells are pretty stagnant in numbers. We literally see it every day so many being arrested and let go without bail. Not that ability alone helps unless it so high it keeps the violent offenders in. The answer by some is to make a serious crimethat is a felony and make it a misdemeanor so that the jails don't overflow. Thats working great as car hijackers, that are committing ROBBERY and many times with a DEADLY WEAPON, both serious felonies in the Penal laws. There are just too many serious felonies happening and criminals let out to solve the issue.The criminals are having the time of their lives and the expense of the law abiding public. Until we're either going to build more prisons, just like we build more housing as the population grows so does the criminal population. Be safe out there.
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“The criminals are having the time of their lives and the expense of the law abiding public. Until we're either going to build more prisons, just like we build more housing as the population grows so does the criminal population. Be safe out there.“
Maybe at least a part of the answer is to make the laws regarding protection of one’s person and property a bit more sensible. Two things immediately come to mind that would aid in that:
1. If it is provable that a criminal was killed during the commission of a felony, or to prevent loss of life or substantial bodily harm to the intended victim or others, then the person who stopped the crime from happening will be forever immune from criminal prosecution for the act in question; and
2. Anyone who acts in the manner above to stop a felony in progress or to prevent loss of life or substantial bodily harm to the intended victim or others, shall be exempt from all civil lawsuits on the part of the perpetrator’s family or by the perpetrator, in the event that the perpetrator survived the incident.
Draconian? Maybe. But all too often, in all too many jurisdictions, the law has proven itself either incapable or unwilling to protect the law-abiding citizenry.