Our laws are too lax, our justice system too weak - particularly when it comes to violent, dangerous offenders.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Our laws must protect victims.
The criminal justice system, like any system designed by human beings, clearly has its flaws.
The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.
Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.
People demand a lot of the justice system and they demand things that it can't deliver.
The most dangerous area where our laws are not being faithfully executed are the laws designed to protect Americans against the millions of aliens who enter our country illegally every year.
We need to notice and be aware of the injustices embedded in our criminal system.
More law, less justice.
Incarcerating non-violent offenders in the same population as more dangerous criminals has the effect of inculcating the former into a culture of criminality common among the latter, making them more of a risk to public safety upon release than when they originally went in.
As society changes, laws have to change to protect citizens along the way. Sometimes you have to try new and different and creative ways to solve problems. You have to take some risks.
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