What is the liberal fascination with furloughs, parole and other forms of early release? When I was a cop in DC I would run into people in their early 20s who had rape convictions, running free on the streets, usually as a suspect in another crime. I felt like the sentences, as issued, were already too light. Then these monsters get out after serving half of their time or less. It's an offense to civilized society, not to mention the original victims.