Actually the bigger risk is the breakdown of trust in the justice system. Where people don't even bother calling police when the "Law of the land" Is to attack someone in revenge for something they did to you or family or friends.
That could lead to social collapse REALLY fast.
I will be the first to admit the justice system is not perfect. Where pot dealers are treated worse than rapists and prisons filled to the brim with people serving time and gaining street knowledge for simple crimes that could have been better remedied through mandatory training and pysch help.
But it is the best we have. And if we don't like the sentence we have the right to petition congress to change the law to make the sentences tougher. And many civilized nations have similar systems.
You HAVE to admit its better than "Eye for an Eye on teh cold street"
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