Simpletons. Get rid of the old ladies.

I wish I could remember the landmark study done in the 40's, with a follow up study done 10 years later, that determined what percent of the population is responsible for "hard core" crime. Basically, a small percent of society is responsible for most serious crime. The following article is really good, I hope all of you read the whole thing.

Also, approximately 1 in 25 people are a sociopath, so take that into account when talking about "criminals".

http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/th...divism-rates-go

Aunty-

Watch out! I put split shot in my mouth all the time as a boy while fishing, so I might go antisocial anytime now!

Lead f's people up, no doubt about it. It is not the sole cause of creating sociopathic people, but more importantly, there is no cure for being a sociopath. Where do we go from here?

Oh, I'm not saying all criminals are sociopaths, just that about 3-4% of the population are sociopaths. Then again, it would explain Wall street and D.C.

Coincidently, that is the same ratio of Americans with NRA memberships.

So how do they know when a person that beat up old ladies is rehabilitated?

Need I remind you that he had 16 interactions with the court system? This was no accident.

After he passes the GED in prison and is then educated enough to scam them out of their life savings over the phone.

maybe the grinch "encouraged" him to do so...

I had several traffic tickets in the past but I have always paid my ticket/fine in whole and on time. I doubt those count as 'Interactions with the court system".

So since it would take felony convictions to qualify for the 3 strikes system, who cares if they were automobile (traffic) related. The fact is, it is still 3 felonies. Like already stated before, I doubt the only crimes he ever commited were the ones he was convicted for, it just happends to be the only times he was caught.

Sooo, no conjugal visits? CRAP!

So when laws or sentencing guidelines change, does the legal system routinely adjust inmates sentences to meet the new criteria?

If you can't do the time don't do the crime.

BWP has a point. Sometimes the crime doesn't make sense if punishment ought to fit the crime. 26 states with a law against adultery? Not that I'm advocating, but society oversteps its bounds at times with laws that are not relevant to the purpose of society.

But if the law makes sense, then throw 'em in the pit.

If they are dumb enough to do it a third time knowing the consequenses, why not? Better that they kill somebody the sixth time they are DUI?

I think voting should fall under three strikes. All Bush voters have two strikes. Better be good from now on.

OK now, that was funny.

Very few people beat alcoholism. Yes, they should be removed from the playpen. If you lose a family member to a drunk driver, you'll feel the same about locking them up, especially when they killed your family member after several DUI's.

http://www.dui.com/dui-library/california/penalties-fines/new-dui-law

Courtney was my cousin.