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On Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:58:48 -0400, wrote:
On Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:55:34 -0400, HK wrote:
Oh, I think there is a bit more to it than that. Theft, for example,
typically does not involve the thief directly engaging face to face with
the victim. If you are held up at gunpoint, you've been robbed. If
someone steals a pocketbook from a desk, the crime typically is not
robbery, is it?
The problem is, it is just a matter of time before a thief becomes a
robber. It only takes getting caught in the act.
You have still not given us your idea of what deterrent there is for a
guy who just wants to be a thief for a living.
Don't know about the general U.S. incarceration laws, but some states
have "3 strike" laws. Felony theft will get you life in prison - or
close to it - when you strike out.
Personally, I think prisoners should be working to at least partially
pay the bills.
Work, or solitary confinement. On macaroni and cheese.
Seems that prisoners used to produce things in prison, notably license
plates in Illinois.
They could at least be sewing American flags so we don't have to
import them from commie China.
--Vic
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