Wednesday, June 13, 2007

If you're going to commit a crime, do it on Indian lands

Indian reservations are the domain of sovereign Indian tribes, who are responsible for running their schools and courts. One problem - they can't prosecute non-Indians living on the reservation. Another problem: the maximum sentence - no matter what the crime (murder, rape, fraud) - is one year and a $5,000 fine. The chances of your being prosecuted if you've been arrested are 30%; in other jurisdictions is 56%.

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