[Pharmboy]

Genes or environment? A bit of both, I would imagine.

[dighton]

bogle n. ... dial Brit : a goblin or specter : any object of dread, fear, or loathing : BOGEY

-- Webster's Third.

[metesky]

Ping for America's version of the Bean clan...

[Congressman Billybob]

This is an interesting article in the New York Times. However, did anyone else notice that they had to go to Oregon to find a WHITE family that was filled with criminals in three generations? Isn't it possible, perhaps a lock solid certainty, that there are BLACK families like this in the NYC area?

But it just wouldn't be politically correct to have a chart of crime in a family with nothing but black faces, now would it? Besides, it's part of the general "look down our superior noses at everyone who's not from around here" atttitude of the Times.

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[upchuck]

An analysis by her office found that the cost for incarcerating just five of the 28 convicted Bogle family members was almost $3 million. That is not counting the expense of their trials, or of probation or parole after their release, or the costs if they are arrested again.

Well, let's see... 28 divided by 5 is 5.6 times 3 mil is... $16,800,000. Bunch 'o bucks for these sleaze balls.

And there are those that claim involuntary sterilization is inhumane. :)

[knews_hound]

The family that PREYS togather stays togather...

cheers,

knews hound

[taxcontrol]

A convicing argument for "three strikes your out"

[shhrubbery!]

Genes or environment? A bit of both, I would imagine

Reminds me of an old sociological study, the "Jukes and the Kallikaks." Haven't heard that study mentioned for years; must be politically incorrect.

[Glutton]

We have many "crankster ganster" families here in Oregon. My wallet was stolen in 1970 by one member of a particularly nasty clan. Before the next decade began, I spent five days in jail twice for crimes where he pawned himself off as me using my license. (I have changed my number.)

I had to clear up tickets, and had many other nightmare hassls over this identity theft. I also have run into others in his disfunctional family who thought my anger and plight was at best funny.

Even though many of them didn't like this guy themselves.

He and his brothers and their kids keep a top lawyer on retainer, and are in and out of prison all the time.

This is a real problem, and these people are a blight on humanity merely by existing.

[Old Professer]

It bogles the mind!!!!