Yes, drug dealers. assaulters, and burglars should NOT be out on the street among us. But, unfortunately, they ARE because the Police only catch a certain % of them. Which is supposed to be a deterrent, and it is. But, maybe social changes would be an equal or better deterrent. As to the remainder of the post.........it seemed to me, to be heavy on the Draconian side.

I think the above quote points out a rather serious flaw in our system; i.e. "the best justice money can buy". If you have the bucks and can afford a top-notch lawyer, you have a much better chance of getting away with a lot more than some guy who ends up with a public defender.

This is not to degrade public defenders. They earn their salary and more. But they are often overworked, representing several clients, and just do not have the time or resources to spend on a case that a big-dollar private attorney might have.

Any more snarkiness closes the thread.

It’s just like fishing in the ponds and lakes in the Villages, “catch and release”. The police catch them and the judicial system throws them back.