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Punishments no longer fit crimes
Eileen McDermott
Oct. 21, 2025 6:00 am
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If these bleeding heart judges would hand out jail terms instead of probation for these embezzlers and criminals, maybe our community would be safer. I can't believe when I read stories of probation instead of locking criminals up, it blows my mind!
Eileen McDermott
Cedar Rapids
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