Ah, but there is an answer...........it's called PUNISHMENT.
We don't have that now, just incarceration......mass murderer Richard Speck's well publicized prison lifestyle comes quickly to mind.
When PUNISHMENT becomes swift, certain and onerous, crimes will fall off.
When it doesn't, crimes rise because there is no or little fear of PUNISHMENT.
What's the typical time from conviction & sentencing for a capital crime in a capital state until actual execution?
Maybe 20 years minimum? or longer?
Not exactly swift and certain PUNISHMENT.
And while on the subject........re: cruel & unusual PUNISHMENT;
Let's go back to hanging or firing squad.........both were in frequent use at the time the Constitution was written, so by default, neither can rightly be called either cruel or unusual.
MM
Amen....
