While I agree wholeheartedly with letter-writer Rudy Chato Paul SR's assessment that the real issue is the lack of crime detection, but hand in hand with this is the early detection of crime accompanied by prompt and timely prosecution, expeditious, fair and legal sentencing and timely execution of sentence.We, perhaps, have placed too much emphasis on declaring total war on crime as a solution to the problem.
Total war is a horrible solution–violence only breeds more violence. We as a country must live the adage "those who do the crime will pay the fine and/or do the time." It must be firmly re-established and applied effectively and very necessarily, promptly.
If perpetrators believe that they can get away from this, or that it would take an exceptionally long time before they would be brought to account and stand the consequences, then they would easily be convinced that it is worth it and/or that they would at least have enough time to enjoy the benefits of ill-gotten gains. They then would easily be persuaded to do the crime.
Give some more attention to this and we would be more than halfway there.
DM Comissiong,
Petit Valley