| Show ehno times 9 and in for 0 r u T THE supposed oed re restraining effect of life imp imprison riso 1 merit ment for habitual criminals seems not to be ai at strong as the theory ey makes it what is khoii ai the bannies Ba unies law in new york was the first enact wn trion 01 this bort sort it provide provides that when ullen one has been convicted of felon felony y three times he lie shall rhall on a fourth conviction be a habitud l criminal and be givan a life a extence en tence of the char of the last under that law were life enter ces in new york last ear tar that aits not show much effect of the ike law upon the tile restraint of crime apparently habit util criminals re main tuch regardless of possible ble penalties under a somewhat kome Lonie what similar law ian a it nau mall was recently sent to the missouri penitentiary on nn all indenter minate sentence ile iid wid been convicted convict ekl three pre times and 1 ino terms in penitentiaries and yet was under 30 of ape age and had nl ill let leen in n prison sir six years arild had been free arc gild three weeks when last list crime was mas committed alifornia has a habitual la r which recently a life sentence was passed upon a fetman adan who had committed a comparatively small falony T lloro and more we are realizing that punishment is not a cure clire for crime we are beginning to un ersland that peeping offenders separated fruin from u 0 o cuty itty it as long ii hs they are a menace to it is the file re e protection that idea is in lit the tilde sentence sent eltee and in tit the criminal act ty avis a perfect right to take those alio who have latown that they are a menace to it and put them in a place where they can do no harm barin irtel t is not no punishment but self prot protection eLtion aidich bt first law of nature both or the haidn individual bidual and if we could forget punishment and lid think protection protect IOL only r 0 we tai b alt get iu our atle I 1 e against cri crime m e |
