Quote Originally Posted by WillysWagon View Post
Yet not once have I ever heard of tougher penalties for law breakers.
How about the death penalty for murder with a gun, nope, will never hear of it, criminals have more rights that a regular law abiding citizen.
To some degree, Yes. The Framers watched people get persecuted for committing petty crimes or no crime at all and believed protections needed to be in place for the accused along with consistency in laws and restrictions to what they can do. But I definitely see your point and realize what you're getting at.