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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (152085)	1/15/2009 2:15:00 PM
From: one_less	1 Recommendation Respond to of 173976

Its a huge issue, I've given lots of thought to. We have gone pretty far in giving cops licence to venture into questionable areas with undercover operations, with using informants, with cutting deals, and plea bargains with criminals. Yet it seems there is less deterrent for crime than ever and it is more prevelant than ever. I've spoken to gangster types and they don't see much difference between themselves and the cops who they play cat and mouse with. They figure there is lots of lee way and tolerance for their criminal activity, if when they get caught they are willing to play along. What would happen if we just had zero tolerance. You do the crime you pay the time, no exceptions. Criminals would be less willing to rat on each other but they wouldn't get into a criminal life thinking they can play the system to escape prosecution in the first place.