The Perfect Punishment for Identity Theft is Paying Off the Victim's Bills

We need a better punishment for all Identity TheftYou know the other day I was watching a tape of a
Criminals. If they steal someone's identity, then they gettraffic court and several people were there for petty
to pay off all their bills, including the ones they made.theft and charging on stolen credit cards and it
This way if they steal a Soccer Mom's credit cardsbecame rather obvious to me that these petty crimes
and we catch them, well fine. Indeed a fine fine, whichof identity theft were not being prosecuted properly, it
will be to pay off all the Mom's credit card bills, carwas as if these criminals got off with a fine, jail time
loans and shopping bills? What do you think of my(little) or trash pickup on the freeway and probation.
idea? Do you like it? I knew you would.That is BS, in fact how many times did they do it until
You see I believe that the "Perfect Punishment forthey finally got caught anyway?
Identity Theft" is that the person doing the crime has toWe need a stiffer penalty and one, which fits the
also join in that person's identity and can start bycrime. They want to steal your identity and be you?
paying off all the victims bills. And since people areWell fine and they can start by paying off all your bills?
living longer why not make them pay off these bills forNow how does it feel to be you? Consider this in
as long as they live? That would be fair for all2006.
concerned.