System offers criminals an irresistible deal

IN the provision of goods and services, some suppliers give a good deal, namely two for the price of one.

This greatly encourages people to avail of such difficult-to-resist offers. The criminal justice system has a similar procedure called concurrent sentencing. Here one can even get more than two for the price of one. In fact there seems to be no limit to the number (of crimes), but the price remains the same.

CJ Kelleher