I must be missing something.  The Wall Street Journal has an article regarding, brain chemistry and lighter penalties.  It’s Wednesday and apparently a slow news day, so they trot something like this out. According to the article, two or three related studies find an “indication” that violent offenders share a common trait, low (MOS).  Their brains under produce a certain chemical.  It seems people who share this trait have a propensity to wind up in prison.  The article asks, “Should people who possess this trait receive consideration at sentencing and be given a lighter sentence because of this abnormality?

Huh?  Of course the article does not mention what percentage of incarcerated violent offenders are affected.  The article does not address how many people who possess this trait do not offend and lead perfectly normal lives.

If one was to accept that a defendant with low MOS is in all likelihood going to re-offend, why let him out early?  The system, without genetics, concluded long ago: this guy keeps doing the same bad thing over and over, if we can’t fix ’em, warehouse ’em.  Works for Charlie Manson and company.

I am just a broken down old cop.  I stopped looking for the reason why turds do what they do. I found that if you could get an honest answer, from a turd, as to why, it still wouldn’t make any sense.  Robbing a 7-11 to get money is not an answer when compared to the risk reward. Reward under $50 in cash, against a risk of ten years in prison (first offense), or death.  Bad excuses, screwed up brain chemistry, learning deficits, or mental illness (not insanity), well it sucks to be you, go do your time.

I see nothing noble in giving license to people who exhibit bad behavior, in the name of compassion.  Want to show compassion? Protect the rest of society from the predators.