Couple face 27 life sentences for stealing cattle.
I don't think it's okay to steal stuff, including cattle rustling.
But are life sentences for that crime appropriate, especially considering murderers, rapists, and corporate leaders that do thousands of times more damage don't get that?
Notice that certain property crimes get treated as more important than crimes that directly harm humans?
does this result hearken back to the days it was a capital offence to steal someone's horse? survival at stake?
cattle are also livelihood not just property, like a stereo, etc.
@holon42 I think it came from the days when a horse or cow was worth more to a human being than another human being. ; )