Quote Originally Posted by NYCBlue View Post
Breaking in to someone's house should be taken much more seriously. It's your home, where you live with your family, you're supposed to be safe there. Yet some scummy bastard can break his way in and get away with a slap on the wrist? It doesn't make sense.
Totally agree with you. Burglary should carry a custodial sentence for a first offence and a minimum of 5 years for any subsequent offence. In my eyes it is a truly heinous crime, not least because of the psychological effect it has on the victims.