What a crock. There are far more guilty folks running around loose than there are innocent folks in prison. The Free Tookie crowd must be looking for a new cause.
So you want a balance - more and easier convictions until the number of guilty running loose and innocent in prison EQUALS out? I am not sure if ever such "balance" can be achieved, even with the system as large as Soviet Gulag.
We should thank you. Your statement gives us a perfect example of the thought process going in the minds of people responsible for this mess.
I will tell you a Soviet joke as a reward:
A guard asked a prisoner, "What is your term?"
"Ten years."
"What for?"
"For nothing."
"What a lie! For nothing they give only five years."