11-03-2019, 10:25 AM
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Re: Knife Crime - Petition to Parliament
If nothing else signing a petition does inform government that a number of people consider something seriously needs to be looked at. Yes, we can e-mail our MPs but how do we know an e-mail is received or even read? Will that make any more difference than signing a petition? Doubtful, so I have signed.Signatures so far to date: 91,320 and rising.
11-03-2019, 11:14 AM
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Re: Knife Crime - Petition to Parliament
Originally Posted by Baz46
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If nothing else signing a petition does inform government that a number of people consider something seriously needs to be looked at. Yes, we can e-mail our MPs but how do we know an e-mail is received or even read? Will that make any more difference than signing a petition? Doubtful, so I have signed.Signatures so far to date: 91,320 and rising.
12-03-2019, 12:47 AM
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Re: Knife Crime - Petition to Parliament
Originally Posted by Omah
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The following is now available:https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/233926
Please consider and sign - it's another way to force the issue of knife crime to be addressed by government.
12-03-2019, 01:07 AM
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Re: Knife Crime - Petition to Parliament
Originally Posted by JBR
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Signed, though I have little confidence in the buggers in Parliament taking a blind bit of notice.
12-03-2019, 11:24 AM
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Re: Knife Crime - Petition to Parliament
Originally Posted by May
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They're going to have to build a helluva lot more prisons if those found with knives get 10 yrs,and those using get 15..where's the money for that and hundreds more prison officers going to come from..The Policeforce has already been cut to the bone....don't know the answer to this problem,
- Our existing prisons could go back to basics. Not necessarily Victorian levels (though I'd vote for it), but as recently as the 1940s. Six to a cell; no frills, playstations, etc; locked up for 23 hours a day; very strict discipline.
- We could re-introduce corporal punishment, or both that and the above.
Criminals would learn discipline, they would realise that crime is not worth it, and they would realise that if they reoffend upon release they're back again.
We should have the need for fewer prisons for two reasons:
- Offenders would be crammed into the same space.
- Prison would be a deterrent, so we would see less crime.
Yes, I know exactly what some will say, but my question would be: would you prefer even more knife crime, or would you prefer offenders to receive real punishment?
12-03-2019, 11:30 AM
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Re: Knife Crime - Petition to Parliament
Originally Posted by May
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If the yobs are prevented from carrying knives..They'll start carrying guns..Britain is slowly becoming a mini America!
Stop and search can find guns as well as knives.
10 years for carrying a knife; 20 years for using a knife.
20 years for carrying a gun; 30 years for using a gun.
The rope for murder.
I'm sure it will work.
What's more, I'm sure it will come because if not this country will become increasingly more dangerous.
12-03-2019, 11:32 AM
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Re: Knife Crime - Petition to Parliament
Originally Posted by Puddle Duck
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Quite surprisingly, the petition against ISIS member returning to UK, which raised nearly 600,000 signatures. Most constituencies were in the 300/400/500 /600/700/ up to over 2000 's signatures. Diane Abbotts constituency didn't even manage 200 signatures. The lowest number in any London constituency .
12-03-2019, 11:33 AM
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Re: Knife Crime - Petition to Parliament
Originally Posted by JBR
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No they're not. There are two workable options, if we can circumvent the hand-wringing do-gooders:- Our existing prisons could go back to basics. Not necessarily Victorian levels (though I'd vote for it), but as recently as the 1940s. Six to a cell; no frills, playstations, etc; locked up for 23 hours a day; very strict discipline.
- We could re-introduce corporal punishment, or both that and the above.
Criminals would learn discipline, they would realise that crime is not worth it, and they would realise that if they reoffend upon release they're back again.
We should have the need for fewer prisons for two reasons:
- Offenders would be crammed into the same space.
- Prison would be a deterrent, so we would see less crime.
Yes, I know exactly what some will say, but my question would be: would you prefer even more knife crime, or would you prefer offenders to receive real punishment?
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