It's become a "target-rich environment" that's for damned sure...I am glad I do not live in BR. BR is becoming the new NOLA.
I wonder how Lafayette is...
It's become a "target-rich environment" that's for damned sure...I am glad I do not live in BR. BR is becoming the new NOLA.
Like every other city in the world, you ust have to pick your neighborhood carefully.
Easy to miss sarcasm in a forum...surely you jest?
The question has been asked, "what needs to be done?"
I'm certainly no expert. Not by any means.
I believe the police do their jobs, and do it well.
But I believe most of us would like to see an overhaul of a judicial system that has transformed our correctional facilities into lifelong daycare centers, and denied true justice for the victims & their survivors of crimes such as the one we're talking about here.
All "toughguy" talk aside- who among us honestly would not be chomping at the bits to get at the worthless, no good sonofabitch that killed our loved one?
There was a day in this country when being convicted beyond resonable doubt of a vicious murder meant swinging from the end of a rope- sooner rather than later. Not any more, Jack.
Tell me- is there any reason someone such as Derrick Todd Lee should still be breathing air on this good Earth? I can't think of any- but I'm not perfect.
I do not understand the logic behind allowing people such as this lingering in prison for 15-20 years ON THE TAXPAYERS' DIME after they are sentenced to death. Appeals, appeals, appeals, and more appeals. It's f**king ridiculous. I'd say that's a much better deal than the victims of these bastards got.
Some of them aren't scared of the death penalty? Fine. But I can guarantee you that once they are taken out forever, their days of playing the fearless killer are OVER. And that's what matters. Kill & bury them, and you don't waste any more money on them.
Nobody has a perfect plan- but IMHO, the system sucks.
Outstanding points, my-rifle, and it mirrors my own beliefs!Another reason is because the coroner and most judges are elected positions. They run on a "law and order" platform which in realspeak equates to sending as many folks as possible to the chair. This is a great thing for people like me with property to protect. Hell! Send a message! Leave heads on pikes at every street corner! The only problem is what happens to the powerless people who get railroaded by a justice system that thrives on body-counts? When I lived in Austin, we caught the coroner in a scam in which for decades he had been giving false testimony in criminal proceedings - testimony that supported the DA. People went to death row based on the outcomes of these trials.
A whole slew of those cases were overturned immediately when the coroner got caught.
Is that what you want?
Back when our "justice system" sent people to the gallows quickly it was guys like Roy Bean (He was the law west of the Pecos.) who did so with little respect for the Bill Of Rights. The convicted guys swung the next day - not enough time for an appeal that might have exonerated them.
No, that's not what I want for my children who might join the wrong political party or own property in the footprint of a new mega-plex planned by someone powerful enough to influence a judge.
I feel in my heart the same way you do OleHeat, but when I think about what I said above, I get the chills.
How about "workfare"? You do an HONEST day's work I have little issue paying you to eat and keep a roof over your head. Just require you to take a drug test from time to time and no more pregnancies while you're on "workfare". Cleaning the medians, shoulders and cleaning up roadkill would be a start. Hell, I'd even canvass the locals for work to be done and part out the workload. They'd be too busy and tired to do much of anything.
You think crime is bad now? Legalize Cocaine and see what happens.
And a TOTAL waste of time. The welfare slugs are quite comfortable with not working, and have no intention to start.
Hell, look at all the "job fairs" and positions that were offered to Katricians, in Houston alone. There was practically NO interest/participation. They are parasites, were raised to believe they are OWED a "living", and continue to breed and produce further generations of entitlement mindsets; and sociopaths.
Until the rate at which they are killing each other exceeds the rate at which they are reproducing... well, we're pretty much hosed.
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If I have to wear a gun in my own house because I am worried about the neighborhood then it is time to start looking for a realtor to sell the house and move.
History has taught us that legalizing drugs has increased the number of addicts ( " The Ascent of Money"). Let's try to answer all the questions first before applying the solution.