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Are you asking me to compile statistics? You wouldn't trust them if I DID bring them to your lazy, argumentative, discontented, angry little door. (Or... hey, I'll break in and leave them on your kitchen table, 'kay?)

I'm asking you to present evidence for your ill-mannered, unfounded claims. Not too much to ask is it...since you think you're so much better than I at thinking rationally.

The story cited in post #37 says that the Supreme Court, in a 1971 review of the case, found that the State had stipulated that it couldn't even prove the house was occupied at the time of the crime...let alone that anyone was assaulted. What do you know that they didn't?

How many people did they physically "struggle with" while stealing that money?

Oh so that's the criteria? So stealing the savings, pensions, and jobs of thousands is a lesser crime because no one was physically assaulted? Well, then tell me how much you have in your account and your pension...and give me the same information for all of your friends or relatives. It might be worth 6 months or a year in prison.

You're arguing the facts. I'm talking about the crime of burglary as distinguished from the crime of theft.

But since you want to personalize everything--apparently you have trouble with abstract thinking--let me ask you: have you tried that experiment of breaking into a couple of houses yet? Is it safe? Safe for you? Safe for the victims?

The Enron execs--a red herring. Just a side issue, for you to vent your envy of people who have money--even if it's only stolen money. You seem to envy almost everyone. I think you're intimidated by, or envious of, everyone who is not a total loser as this imprisoned man is. If it aggravates you that the white collar criminals didn't get as much time as your dear small-time loser, all I can do is laugh. Life's a beach, isn't it? But you haven't told me whose house, whose physical safety zone, those white-collar guys breached in their thefts.

And as if to prove my point, you appear eager to emulate the Enron crooks, but you timidly avoid emulating your hero from this article.