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career criminals are now exploiting the situation, getting arrested over and over with no real consequences.

Career criminals are taking advantage of the situation, and committing more crimes???? Is anyone shocked at this turn of events? Maybe it’s time to rethink this no bail policy????

Many years ago, my father was elected Justice of the Peace of a small town in Kansas. It wasn't a job he either ran for, wanted or sought. The town wanted him because he was one of the few people eligible with a college education.

I was a lad of 8 when the State Police came and knocked on the door one night and I overheard a conversation like this:

Police: Sorry to bother you so late at night, Mr. K__, but we need help with an investigation.

Dad: What can I do to help?

Police: (Perp) showed up at the ER last night with his male equipment cut off. Do you have any idea who might have done that?

Dad: No I don't. But I'm not surprised. (Perp) has quite a reputation in this town for taking indecent liberties with other men's wives and daughters. Do you want me to ask around?

Police: No, Mr. K__, you answered our question just fine with your first sentence. We just want to close our investigation.

That's the way it was done back in the early 1960s.