To the editor: I’m a registered Democrat who’s all for society progressing. Nonetheless, I don’t regard a scarcity of ample penalties for felony habits as progress. Individuals who commit crimes ought to pay a worth for his or her misdeeds. (“California Legislature passes payments to curb retail theft over objections from some Democrats,” Aug. 12)
Individuals who’re tempted to behave badly should imagine there’s:
- An excellent likelihood of being caught within the act.
- A powerful chance that their act won’t bear sufficient reward to warrant the danger.
- Certainty that the punishment might be harsh.
I’ve no persistence for vandals, thieves or another offenders, whether or not their crimes are “violent” or not. Any crime is an act dedicated towards all law-abiding members of society. When crime shouldn’t be prevented or the perpetrator shouldn’t be caught and punished, all of us undergo and the felony habits is inspired.
We must always all welcome legal guidelines that guarantee criminals might be sufficiently punished. Subsequently, the state payments not too long ago handed by the Legislature to deal with retail theft and different crimes can do nothing however good for our civilization.
Lastly, I don’t care what race a felony is. If their habits results in incarceration, so be it.
Mark Driskill, Lengthy Seaside
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To the editor: Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Alameda) is quoted as saying, “Criminalization too typically falls on the backs of Black and Latino Californians.” Your article says members of the Legislative Black Caucus don’t need to see extra folks despatched to jail.
If somebody commits against the law, irrespective of who they’re, they need to go to jail. If an individual doesn’t commit against the law, usually they don’t go to jail. So simply don’t commit crimes.
Dafni Black, Culver Metropolis
