[Walt.]

"...But would you want your taxes to rise to pay for new prisons. Probably not.."

Never EVER use that as a reason not to imprison criminals. When the U.S. somehow feels the need to come up with several billion dollars to help "resettle" illegal immigrants... or a few billion to prop up some country (and then have that money disappear)... the taxpayer's money suddenly appears.
Nobody seems to mind the massive waste and fraud in government. The money only becomes an issue when it's spent on something you don't want.
Too many prisoners? Does that mean that if the incarceration rate in Somalia is lower they have less crime?

[Shimpy]

I've always believed if a judge puts someone on probation and that person commits another crime, then the judge should also serve his sentence. This would eliminate judges letting out career criminals and would also eliminate career criminals.

[Walt.]

Originally Posted by Shimpy

I've always believed if a judge puts someone on probation and that person commits another crime, then the judge should also serve his sentence. This would eliminate judges letting out career criminals and would also eliminate career criminals.

Along these lines...
I've always felt that when a lawyer pleads for the release of his client because he doesn't pose a flight risk, and is no threat to the community, the lawyer should have to shoulder some of the responsibility if something goes wrong. Perhaps an automatic 30 day sentence on the flight risk and shared responsibility for any crime committed while out awaiting trial.
If the lawyers are that convinced than they shouldn't have a problem....