Ever watch one of those reality cop shows from the UK? Some guy speeding through crowded urban areas in a stolen car, running folks off the road and generally wreaking havoc - after they catch him the announcer says, in an oh-so-very serious tone, the offender was "strongly cautioned" by the police.

OTOH, they don't choose to let young nonviolent drug offenders rot in prison like we do. I knew a guy in college (25 years ago) who got 5 years in the Missouri State Penitentiary for selling a nickel bag of weed to an undercover cop.

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