>I think this is part of a larger problem. And Paris being such high profile is being used as a test case.
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>There are several articles in todays LA Times about judges getting frustrated at criminals getting released before their sentence is up. This involves some violent criminals who've committed rape/murder shortly after being released early.
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The judges should be frustrated. But, they are also part of the problem. There should be a uniform sentencing mandate, not a guideline. Another problem is that the justice system treats the fifth time offender (at least here in Memphis) like a first timer, unless they are convicted of a felony. We've got one "substitute" who has been arrested 208 times, mostly for prostitution, but also for burglary, aggravated assault, drugs, and robbery. I think at some point these people should become property of the state, because they have already demonstrated they can't be trusted to do the right thing.