Too Soft on Crime
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="unreported">unreported</span>. <span word="Half">Half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="found">found</span>. <span word="Half">Half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="convictions">convictions</span>. <span word="Half">Half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="convictions">convictions</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span>. <span word="Half">Half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="overcrowded">overcrowded</span> <span word="prisons">prisons</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="releases">releases</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wyatt">Wyatt</span> <span word="Earp">Earp</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officer">officer</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="swift">swift</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slap">slap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrist">wrist</span>. <span word="Too">Too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="judges">judges</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tooth">tooth</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tooth">tooth</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>.</p><p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="punks">punks</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span>. <span word="Prisons">Prisons</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioning">conditioning</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jerks">jerks</span> <span word="freeze">freeze</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bake">bake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="peanut">peanut</span> <span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jelly">jelly</span> <span word="sandwich">sandwich</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="prisoners">prisoners</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="utensils">utensils</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="injure">injure</span> <span word="guards">guards</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="inmates">inmates</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="prison">prison</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="crunchy">crunchy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="organic">organic</span> <span word="peanut">peanut</span> <span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="eitheronly">eitheronly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="beverage">beverage</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="waterno">waterno</span> <span word="soda">soda</span>, <span word="milk">milk</span>, <span word="coffee">coffee</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="fancy">fancy</span> <span word="bottled">bottled</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="either">either</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="faucet">faucet</span>.</p>
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