> The solution is nothing short of punishment of these people and enforcement of the law. The problem is the bad people. I have yet to meet a completely good o

> The solution is nothing short of punishment of these people and enforcement of the law. The problem is the bad people. I have yet to meet a completely good or completely bad person. Most people I’ve ever met are both at different times and in different situations. Is a single mother stealing baby formula to feed her child a bad person? An addict breaking into cars to feed an addiction? People in desperate situations do desperate things, and I think we can all agree that the legal system is applied rather unevenly to those without the resources to appear sympathetic in court (who also tend to be more desperate than the average person). We effectively criminalize being poor, so I’m not sure more criminal laws or more police will help that problem.