Ed, I’m calling about the gangster who got only 10 years in prison because he was only pedaling the bike in a drive-by killing. And he was told during sentencing to get his GED and do what he can to make the best of those years. What justice is that for the brothers and sisters of the victims who are left behind? For the neighborhood that remembers that loss? For the mother who will never get over that? In 10 years perhaps their sons could have turned their lives around, too. What can we do about this justice?

Not served

Listen, at heart, I’m a big softie. But when it comes to criminals in this country, we are way too soft. If you kill someone, or was part of killing someone, you should be either locked up for life, or put to death yourself. Either way. Same goes for child molesters. But what do we have instead? Halfway houses and pre-trial intervention. I don’t want more jails; I want less criminals.— Ed. Note