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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://twitter.com/cordelltraffic/status/1628206904118837253?s=21&t=n0qeGoOuMm03Lc43eqHwSw

An elderly man was car jacked in Bethesda. [/quote]

The politicians in charge, including at the state level, view the people who commit crimes as the real victims.  And the politicians have adjusted laws/practices accordingly.  Same thing in DC, so we get bleed-over, as well.    This is the new normal.

I say this as a liberal who understands that historically, our multiple criminal justice systems have been too brutal.   But the policy makers have gone in the completely opposite direction.  Instead, they should match rational punishments to the crime.   Clear, known consequences, swiftly imposed.  People will reoffend when they see there are no consequences to their actions.

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No one has any idea what might work to either rehabilitate or deter offenders.  There are only two practical choices in the US at the moment:  incapacitate offenders via mass incarceration, or accept a higher level of crime than anyone wants with the attendant consequences on victims and social order.  That’s it:  everything else is just wishful thinking by those who want to avoid acknowledging this harsh truth.  [/quote]

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