Actor Charlie Sheen caught Bill Maher off guard with a bold proposal aimed at tackling crime. During a discussion, Sheen suggested cities should establish a designated facility for habitual offenders, an idea Maher quickly lauded as “very good.”
The conversation revolved around the notion that a small number of individuals are responsible for the majority of criminal activity in urban areas. Seizing the moment, Sheen proposed, “If you know who they are, why not just gather those 600 people and create a specific place for them? Let’s call it the 600 Building,” he shared on the latest episode of Club Random.
Maher immediately echoed his approval, saying, “That’s good—that’s very good. The 600 Building.”
In the same episode, Maher criticized the Democratic Party for their handling of repeat offenders. He asserted that this failure is a key reason Republicans are often elected, as Democrats are perceived as ineffective in managing urban crime.
“This is why Republicans gain support. Democrats lead cities and fail to address this issue. Everyone should agree on this. These are career criminals. Call me crazy, but I don’t believe crime should be a career,” Maher concluded.
‘This is why Republicans get elected. Democrats run cities and they don’t do that. Everyone should like that. These are career criminals. Call me crazy, but I don’t think crime should be a career.’
‘Or be allowed to become one,’ Sheen added.
The pair had initially been talking about social media when the conversation took a turn.
Actor Charlie Sheen surprised Bill Maher with a tough-on-crime idea telling the host that cities should create a special prison for repeat offenders – a plan Maher praised as ‘very good’
Sheen’s proposal echoes the frustration among voters in major cities who say bail reform and early-release policies have made streets less safe
‘Ninety percent of Twitter is from the ten percent of people who use it,’ Maher said. ‘That’s their hobby.’
‘It’s like crime!’ Sheen jumped in.
‘In New York, they had some crazy stat – because, you know, they throw people in jail and then they’re out the next day. Like, some crazy percentage of crimes, some side of crime, was like from 600 people who just over and over did like 80 percent of whatever,’ Maher explained.
The notion that a small number of habitual offenders drive much of the violence in major cities is reflected in data reported by police departments in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
In New York City, officials have long said that a few hundred repeat offenders are behind a large share of burglaries and robberies.
The pair’s discussion comes as Donald Trump continues to focus on law and order ahead of the 2026 midterms.
His administration has deployed the National Guard in several Democrat-led cities, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Memphis, Portland, and Washington, D.C., arguing that local leaders have failed to control crime.
Maher has often criticized both political parties but has recently spoken out against progressive approaches to policing and prosecution.
Trump continues to focus on law and order ahead of the 2026 midterms. Pictured, law enforcement officers clash with demonstrators during a protest near the ICE facility in Chicago
Federal agents, including members of the Department of Homeland Security, Border Patrol, and others, stand guard outside an ICE facility in downtown Portland, Oregon earlier this month
During Sunday’s episode of Club Random Maher argued how Democrats have failed to deal with repeat offenders
Sheen’s proposal echoes the frustration among voters in major cities who say bail reform and early-release policies have made streets less safe.
In New York, the city has seen recidivism skyrocket since 2018.
Among offenders with three or more arrests in a single year for the same crime, numbers are up 147 percent for those charged with felony assault, 119 percent for grand larceny-auto and 83 percent for robbery with hardened and hard-core repeat offenders, committing same crimes time and again.
