It used to be in small town America that if the local criminal element crossed the railroad tracks and caused trouble the town elders would get together and have an “understanding” with the troublemaker.
Too bad it still isn’t so. Any given medium to large size community in California has too many criminals.
“It used to be in small town America that if the local criminal element crossed the railroad tracks and caused trouble the town elders would get together and have an “understanding” with the troublemaker.”
My Dad said that in the small town he grew up in a guy raped a girl and was sent to jail.
When he got out of jail a group of guys caught him in an ally and shoved the biggest ear of field corn they could get up his a$$, WAY UP!
After a couple months in the hospital, the guy disappeared and was never seen again.
Exactly.
My stepdad told me that is how the old-timers would handle a situation like that