Tough times = More crime..............

Some people were probably shocked to hear that the man killed by the KCPD following a bank robbery, was just released from the federal pen in January, on a bank robbery conviction. For every person that was surprised someone would jump back in to the fire so soon, there are just as many who will say "once a thief, always a thief." Unfortunately the latter crowd would be closer to spot on. For every guy I knew that got his head right, there are 10 who are still trapped in the revolving door of corrections. Nothing really shocking about that, until you consider why. They want to stay in prison, it's home sweet ass home. The World is just too much work, too much effort. There's parole officers to deal with, you have to get and actually maintain employment, pay bills, all of the day to day mundane shit that makes up life in the free world, is just more effort than your average institutionalized convict is willing to put forth. So they do something to get sent back home.

Don't waste even a few seconds of your day worrying about guys like I just described, trust me when I say the worlds a better place without them in it. Guys with a there's no place like home mindset are generally the predatory types in the joint. That same mindset follows them to the street which doesn't bode well for anyone who crosses their path at the wrong time. Eventually these guys who do life on the installment plan grow old and find that they are suddenly prey rather than predator.

A good example, Charles Manson. From everything Ive read, Charlie who is 74 now, pictured above, has had more than his share of beat downs, has been set on fire once, and last I read, was spending his time in the SHU to avoid further abuse at the hands of his fellow inmates. He may have been at the top of the violent criminal food chain in his day, but that day has passed. Now he is just an old and crazy wildebeest among the young hyenas looking to make a name in the joint.

I can't say the guy who was killed following Monday's bank robbery was trying to get caught, if he was then he definitely screwed the pooch, seeings how he ended up dead. He was obviously a professional bank robber, and by that I mean, he was none too smart, for starters he was on foot. Robbers in general, be it a bank or the 7/11 , are fairly dull witted types. Robberies don't usually yield much in the way of real money, from a few hundred to a few grand. It's a high risk crime, usually involves guns, reaps little in the way of reward, and will potentially get you either killed, or you end up with a sentence in the double digit range. It doesn't take a genius to figure out the risk vs reward factor isn't in the robbers favor.

Now here's the point to this unbearably long post; You can expect a big spike in robberies and crime in general, in the near future. Most prisons have done away with vocational programs, college courses, or any type of training that will enable inmates to transition back to society. In today's job market a guy with a criminal record doesn't stand a chance when going up against a regular law abiding type who has been in the work force and felony free. I can attest to that personally. Now don't get me twisted, I'm not saying that it's unfair to hire a square world type over an ex convict. You won't ever hear me whine about the injustice of it all. If you have lived right then by all means you should be rewarded for it, if you lived dirty then you except your lot in life. Fair is fair. That said, more often than not, and with increasing regularity, inmates released from prison, lacking the tools to deal with life in the world, are going to fall back on what they know.