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All possession of guns illegal for citizens?
LostInTime:
There are sentences like that for gun related crimes. However, the gun charges are normally taken off the table as part of the bargaining process. If the feds were to handle every single one, they would be flooded beyond capacity with cases. Which I believe also leads to more violence. "Hey I only got 18 months of 3 squares, cable, and a place to sleep. Let's go do it again!"
A study by Rutgers some years ago showed that 50% of violent crime (not just gun crime) was committed by 5% of the criminal population. I believe it was also that study that showed most would commit 15 crimes in their lifetime. The problem is that you never know at one number you stop them at. So, if they could focus on the worst of the lot then we could see another dramatic fall in the crime rate.
stephanie_craxford:
--- Quote from: LostInTime on June 26, 2006, 06:16:31 am ---There are sentences like that for gun related crimes. However, the gun charges are normally taken off the table as part of the bargaining process. If the feds were to handle every single one, they would be flooded beyond capacity with cases. Which I believe also leads to more violence. "Hey I only got 18 months of 3 squares, cable, and a place to sleep. Let's go do it again!"
A study by Rutgers some years ago showed that 50% of violent crime (not just gun crime) was committed by 5% of the criminal population. I believe it was also that study that showed most would commit 15 crimes in their lifetime. The problem is that you never know at one number you stop them at. So, if they could focus on the worst of the lot then we could see another dramatic fall in the crime rate.
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Very true, there are always issues to compromise the system if it's not the judges it's the lawyers. I know that the courts are swamped and I know that this is one reason why plea bargains are made and I'm not sure what the solution is. We have the same problem here in Canada (overloaded courts not gun crime). I'm not sure if building more jails and hiring more guards would solve the situation but I'm sure that it would help.
Steph
taylor:
Stephanie,
I sure can't speak for Canada, but building more jails and prison's in our country is NOT the answer our country has found a way to incorperate prisons as a means of capital gains.
Prisoners equal money ( BIG MONEY)
Homeless people equal (BIG MONEY)
Persons on welfare/poverity equals (BIG MONEY)
People going infront of a judge for divorce, child support, custody issues, traffic violations, civil law suites etc. equal (BIG MONEY)
Peace,
Taylor
stephanie_craxford:
I agree whole heartedly Taylor, but it's got to stop somewhere. Why do these prisons have to be 5 star hotels, and don't anyone bother reminding me of human rights. The people who commit these crimes didn't give human rights a second thought. I don't see anything wrong with chain ganges, but then the unions would be up in arms because they would be stealing jobs from the unemployed etc. yada, yada, yada. Geese there is always a reason why these people shouldn't pay for their crimes. Ya know I don't care if big money is made over this, I'm sure that the jobs the construction and staffing of these prisons creates will benefit a lot of other people not just big money. I want the criminals to pay.
Steph
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