>>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.

What happened to "three strikes and you're out"?