What annoyed you today?

[greypoint]

As most of the crime in an area tends to be caused by the same small part of the population the obvious answer would be to make the initital sentences much longer - thus cutting down on further crime and saving the money of police enquiries and court cases for the same. Simple

[Simple]

I think they should give them 3 months army training and send them off to Afghanistan. Withour pay ofcourse. I am sure they can find plenty of things to do for them over there

[spinner]

Is it at all worth the bother?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8291330.stm

I believe the Chinese have an effective and inexpensive solution to both the rehabilitation and overcrowding issue. It's called a bullet, the expense of which, they bill back to the offenders family.
I understand it reduces the rate of recidivism to zero. Maybe there is something to celebrate about 60 years of communism?

Don't know if it ever existed there, but when I was a young man, strokes with a birch branch was still a legal sentence for certain crime. But, we're enlightened now.

[magicrhodes]

As most of the crime in an area tends to be caused by the same small part of the population the obvious answer would be to make the initital sentences much longer - thus cutting down on further crime and saving the money of police enquiries and court cases for the same. Simple

I used to work in car park management and we would have no break-ins until a known celebrity was released. Then a spate, then they were locked up and no more break-ins....

I can't agree with the bullet but I do believe prison should be 40% Education 30% Hard & soul destroying labour and 30% sleep -Nothing else

[greypoint]

I work in a garage. A few years ago there was a big problem locally with car theft - cars on the whole were easier to steal then I suppose. The main culprit was a young lad too young for a licence. At one point he managed to steal one of our cars. The police kept catching him - the magistrates at first slapped his wrist - then he was sent to some kind of secure accomodation for short periods. While he was away there was very little car theft - when he was out it rocketed. At one point when they were trying to rehabilitate him he came to our garage to do some work experience - lasted about 3 hours. Goodness knows how many times he was caught - he just kept doing it. Anyone can make one mistake. You might give them the benefit twice. But after that surely it's time to get them out of the cycle of re-offending by taking them away from such temptations and doing some serious education and rehabilitation and not just for a few weeks. I'm not a hang and flog merchant but I do think the rights of the law abiding who want to get on with their lives are more important than the rights of some little scrote who knows they can get away with it every time.

[Hinfrance]

Well, if sentences of less than one year are a waste of time what's wrong with minimum sentences of at least one year?

I have a friend, now retired, who was plod. On his patch there was one family that was responsible of almost 80% of all the reported robberies, car thefts, and drug dealing. Once they managed to lock two of the brothers up on remand for a whole two weeks before their lawyers got them off. He said it was the quietest two weeks of his time there. As soon as they were out, off the went again . .

[happypaddler]

Virgin media - Grr! Were supposed to be on this new fangled 10 Mbs fibre optic thing - for the past 4 or so days I've been averaging less than 2Mbs - I feel like I may as well be on dial up again!

[wendoureecat]

On the topic of crime we have a fairly strong police force who do their best to capture and lock up these hooligans.......unfortunately all our magistrates have taken lessons in the 'nanny' state and put these drug dealers/theifs/vandals/gbh offenders back on the street with a slap on the wrist and a lolly pop. I am actually feeling sorry for our police who chase down these criminals at the risk of their own life and have the justice system just let them back onto the streets to do exactly the same thing a day later. I cannot open the papers here with each day giving accounts of crime......its depressing and its almost starting to liken to living in a war zone here. I will not walk the streets at night anymore without my husband its gotten that bad.

Think I will retire to an island and become a hermit with a big walking stick to hit people when they dare to arrive for a visit 

[CML-1591]

Girlfriend, well ex now, broke up with me again,

=(

[Graham]

Girlfriend, well ex now, broke up with me again,

=(

       Time to move on then matey.
                        Graham.

[CML-1591]

Girlfriend, well ex now, broke up with me again,

=(

       Time to move on then matey.
                        Graham.

*sighs* suppose, didn't want to though

[Graham]

Girlfriend, well ex now, broke up with me again,

=(

      Time to move on then matey.
                       Graham.

*sighs* suppose, didn't want to though

                    I'm afraid that's the way it goes.
                     Graham.  
  Women eh! you can't live with 'em...You can't live with 'em!

[Forseti]

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[Hinfrance]

When you find out about the cash, be sure to let the rest of us know. 

[oRGie]

Would you care to read through that again - carefully?  

Really getting to like this site   and especially like the text next to my Avatar which says 'send money to Forseti'. What a super idea  . When do I expect the first installment and from whom exactly?