Liz, I think that article was well written and very precise. I agree that the laws should be more strict. I come from a place where the laws and the punishments criminals receive are horrible. People think twice before they commit a crime.

Ann, our laws always presume you are innocent until proved guilty. But once you are found guilty, the punishment is not as severe as it should. The prisons here are almost like a hotel! Where I come from, the prisons are not even fit for rats and that too makes people think twice.

When you molest a child, kill a person, etc... No matter what the rest of your story is, there is no acceptable excuse for your actions.