no. the system is flawed because there are no consequences for those who do wrong. if there were, peices of shit who steal would learn its not worth it
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You're speaking to a person who was charged with Felony Possession of Stolen Property and Felony Larceny when I was 19 and by the skin of my teeth managed to walk away with just a Misdemeanor charge on my record after a plea bargain.
Yeah, there was consequences.
There was the $5,000 in attorney fees, plus another $15,000 in restitution right out the gate. After over a year's worth of fear that I'd end up in jail for being young and stupid. And never allowed to own guns. Or vote. And if you haven't noticed by now, shooting guns and being political educated are my hobbies.
Then there was everything else you don't think about. Checking boxes on work applications and getting turned down automatically. That whole 'Have you ever stolen from an employer' part is hard to lie about when your background check says otherwise. Being rejected by the Marine Corps repeatedly because of it, which had been a dream of mine since I watched Sands of Iwo Jima. Being denied entry into college until I jumped through a bunch of loops and wrote miniature thesis papers on why they should let me in. Including contacting the Governor at one point because the entire process was ridiculous. Finally getting into the Marine Corps, with a four year degree in Criminal Justice, but being blocked from becoming an Officer because my record prevented me from getting a security clearance.
Yeah, whatever. No consequences. I did an unpaid internship in Boone with an attorney, I spent a lot of time in court. I saw a lot of morons get punished fairly. I never saw anyone get off easily.
Oh yeah, don't worry, I'm not offended by being called a piece of shit.
Because, first off, at the time - I was. And second off, I've thick skin and frankly, unknown people on the opposite ends of the internet being hurtful with text have zero effect on me.
But seeing this crap repeated over and over about how the system is flawed, and there are no consequence, blah blah. Just because occasionally, someone slips through the cracks, doesn't mean you are correct. And if you are basing your opinion off the notion that you should be able to violently beat someone who stole your property, well, you're understanding of right and wrong and consequences is skewed pretty far out there.
The system ain't perfect. I'll give you that. But it's a constant work in progress and continuously improving.
And I'd say, just guessing here, that the 2.3 MILLION incarcerated Americans would say there were consequences for their actions as well.