Jeff wrote:
> Horse thieves used to be hanged if caught. It didn't cut down on horse
> stealing enough to even notice. The only thing positive that came out of that
> was that the ones that were caught never stole another horse.
>
That sounds like a successful rehabilitation to me.
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