I have a general question for everyone.
I heard some comment about the fact that there would be a requirement for increased use of prisons when you eliminate the use of conditional sentences for these potential crimes. What is your view long-term, not just a short-term picture, if we had this level of deterrence and if we removed the perceptions of simply a slap on the wrist--not two months or three months out, but five or ten years out? Do you believe it will be the cause of having fewer people in the prison system or more? What do you think the long-term benefits of this are? Will it be an adequate deterrent and send the right message, or will it actually cause the jails to fill up even more?