Re: Crime and Punishment
How many criminals assume that they are going to get caught? If they did there might be a lot less crime. I know it sounds 'Big Brotherish' but put CCTV everywhere then they would know they would get caught. Rehab and education is the answer not increasing the sentence. It just means that we are lumbered with the cost of keeping them. In some cases, like our terrorist of the Christchurch shooting, it is the mental state that needs treatment, if that is not effective then incarceration indefinitely.Re: Crime and Punishment
Re: Crime and Punishment
Re: Crime and Punishment
Re: Crime and Punishment
What amazes me is it appears we mostly all agree that punishment doesn't fit te crime and prusin is a joke wuth how the prisoners have it cushy yet still nothing gets done. This snowflake society has a lot to answer for snd until some changes are made i can see it only getting wiese.Re: Crime and Punishment
Re: Crime and Punishment
Have often said that a criminal should spend, as a basic minimum, the amount of time spent in investigating/prosecuting them, in addition to having to earn sufficient monies (whilst in prisons and/or community tasks) so as to repay both the loss to the victim (with additional damages being awarded) as well as the state's costs - including the cost of their incarceration.Re: Crime and Punishment
Society has changed beyond recognition. Imprisonment in itself is not punishment which is the premise that has become adopted. But there are other measures that could pe imposed that would be very much more unpleasant for most crims than being banged up. Interference in their social lives being a big pain in the tuchas and weekend prison terms would work well as would community service and curfews. For under 18's imposing sanctions on their parent/s or guardians would also result in more attention being given to what their little scrotes are getting up to as well. Then there's the age of criminal responsibility. Never mind increasing it - reduce it. Six or at most seven makes much more sense as would be publishing names of kids, not withholding them.
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