Francis W. Porretto
2010-08-01 03:56:28
The crime wave alone is serious enough, but this is what’s truly to be feared:
If you make the criminal code sanguinary, juries will fail to convict. If the law is too mild, private vengeance comes in. [Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Compensation"]
At some point, Angelenos and Chicagoans will decide they’ve had enough. What will happen then is a prospect for many a nightmare.
