Mud, I feel your pain. There is no money in keeping these petty thieves in jail, the money and justification is to keep them on a leash. Give them a little rope, haul them back in. Fine them over and over and make them pay for all their rehab classes. The PO's have to justify their need, the judges do too. In these parts, if you are caught for an alcohol related crime they will drag you on a journey that will last at least 3 years! Counseling, classes, substance abuse training etc etc. I call it catch and release. A friend of mines son is starting a 4 month stint today because he drove drunk, tried to (albeit low speed) out run the cops, they used spike strips to stop him. He is his own worst enemy, he is on probation, couldn't lay off the booze so his PO busted him and he has to serve the remainder of his sentence, he's 27 and this is his 3rd DWI, two before he turned 21! Dome people just shouldn't drink.
I am a firm believer in poetic justice. Maybe the kid that keeps steeling needs a blanket party? With a rubber hose and some gasoline, you can scare a blindfolded person pretty bad with some gasoline!
I am a firm believer in poetic justice. Maybe the kid that keeps steeling needs a blanket party? With a rubber hose and some gasoline, you can scare a blindfolded person pretty bad with some gasoline!