[Blktail]

Fabs

My post, while only partly facetious, is not intended to exclude any other serious crimes.

The items I listed may not seem too serious, but they are pet peaves of mine. Given the attitudes of people these days I truly believe that the only way to STOP a crime is to have a sentence which acts as a deterent. I realize that a death sentence for pushers would not stop the sale of drugs, I believe it would drastically reduce it, with the added benefit that the prisons would not be full of pushers.

Reducing sentences for various crimes so as not to overpopulate the jails has not worked. Lets up the ante instead. Longer sentences, hard time, no resort-like jails.

What is wrong with killing some guy that has killed one or more people during a street race? Especially if the guy knew that would be the penalty if caught? Excessive? Exactly what would be fair to the rest of a law abiding society?

Same with poaching for profit. Don't do the crime if you don't like the time. They shoot poachers in Africa.