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To: neolib who wrote (160009)	10/25/2008 1:48:45 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

"So fundamentally, there is not much difference if somebody robs you at gunpoint, or swindles you in a business deal" But, there's a huge difference in penalties! If some guy jacks you at gunpoint for $50, he's going to do WAY more time than the suit who swindles you out of your life savings. I've always seen that as wrong. In America, sentences should be DIRECTLY LINKED to the value of swag swiped.

To: neolib who wrote (160009)	10/26/2008 12:29:12 AM
From: average joe	Respond to of 306849

"Did you really think we want those laws observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them to be broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against... We're after power and we mean it... There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced or objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Reardon, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with." AYN RAND