Show The Boettcher ease case a again public ain impresses the American pub pubic lic with the success of the cl crime me element clement in this country One rca rea- reason rea reason son and perhaps the chief reason reasons is the uncertainty of punishment The criminal element dement does not fear drastic and har harsh h punishment be- be because because be because cause it has come to know that shrewd le legal al talent can be employ employ- employed employed ed to thwart justice if by chance chane the wrong wrong- d doer r is ever cau caught ht The passing of laws authorizing authorizing- capitol punishment will viii not serve serveto serveto sei to deter crime so long as there is isS isso isso so S little likelihood of the criminal ever being convicted if he should by chance chanc be apprehended The Th American public takes tales occasion to eX ress its regret that crime such as the Boettcher and the Lindbergh Lindberch can eon flour flourish flourish ish and go unpunished but the th American people are only reaping what they have sown The lax me- me method method method thod the maudin sentiment and manipulation permitted in legal procedure under the th guise uise of a i fair trial tria has made crime apparently apparently apparently a safe calling in this coun- coun countr country country tr try Th The certainty of punishment is the cure If every criminal knew kne he he would be punished if caught it would cut criminal activities to toa toa t a per cent of their present scale |