Last month, we returned home to find the glass on our door smashed. A burglar spent some time looking in every box, drawer, closet and file we have. After stealing most of our hard-earned possessions, he kindly shut my broken door. Ninety minutes later the police showed up, took a fingerprint, wrote a report and I nailed plywood on my door.
After talking to my insurance company, I soon learned about depreciation, limits, estimates, deductibles and replacement reimbursement. Two weeks later the sheriff’s office files my case in the inactive file. Three weeks later I receive some chump change from the insurance company and I am still wondering where my camera is.
Everyone who has experienced this knows it changes the “good ol’ home feeling” to anger and fear. But we mustn’t lose focus of the rights this sneaky low-life has in our justice system. I think lawmakers should create a mandatory five-year prison sentence, without parole, to all first-time thieves and burglars. All in favor say “Aye.”
Arlington
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