[a fool in paradise]

There is money for the courts and lawyers as long as there are criminals to prosecute. Ultimately they want fines, not incantation. Too much upkeep on prisoners, fines subsidize the bottom line.

[DoughtyOne]

Look, you may be right. I still lean toward the idea that too many of the people in the justice system today want to attribute crime to unfortunate circumstances, and not focus on the evil intent that means almost anything is possible for the perp.

I will admit that prisons are crowded, but in many states that’s more reflective of the lack of building new prisons as the populace expanded, than it is a problem of us locking up too many people. I realize the libertarians would argue otherwise.