At least the thief didn't have to be locked up. Funerals and burials are cheaper than a year behind bars.

This is a great graph.

"Try kids who kill as adults"

Great idea. Then execute them, preferably by firing squad or the electric chair. And give the families of their victims a front-row seat.

You're right. Fingerprint and eye scans can be done at voting locations in a timely manner. DNA testing would be too time-consuming.