[EGPWS]

OF course you can murder someone in NC and be back out on the street in a couple of years.

Alas, why spend the money to lock them up in the first place.

[ladyjane]

why spend the money to lock them up in the first place

That's what the judges think, apparently, especially when it comes to illegals and repeat offenders. They don't even bother to cut off their monitoring bracelet when they commit armed robbery.

[Carley]

Of course, then there’s Barney Frank and Christopher Dodd who stole more money from Americans than Madoff could have ever dreamed of stealing.