Re: "Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime"
 

Nope, you still did not read it properly, did you? I did not say that anyone who disagrees with me is a bigot, I said, "what is wrong with being intolerant of bigots and racists?" when someone referred to a Dutch MP. But if you wish to only interpret posts the way you want to, to satisfy your own opinions, be my guest.

Just having briefly reviewed my contributions to this thread, apart from a disagreement with a poster who thought they were an expert on particular medical condition, I cannot see anywhere I may missed a question, perhaps you could point them out to me and if I have missed any and they are still relevant I will do my best to answer them.

Re: "Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime"
 

Back to something remotely resembling the topic now.

It's all OK though, Gordo has decided he'll sort things out.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8541963.stm

Some highlights.

Thats just after he said he had removed all targets apart from public confidence. So now all the Police can do is influence how people think and not what actually happens.

Suuuuuuurrrrrrrreeeeeee. Maybe if you have an armed bodyguard around you 24/7

So when they breach it and fail to comply with community service etc. and finally get the jail where will they go? The countries prisons are already creaking at the seams and the 'not at all a political ploy' ending of early release just before the election will make matters even worse.

Re: "Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime"
 

Make your mind up, you either want criminals to stay in prison, or you don't.

Re: "Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime"
 

I do. I think they should serve at least 3/4 of their sentence and any early release should be based on the risk of them re-offending and their behaviour in prison rather than getting out regardless.

I do object to blatantly political announcements that early release will be binned and things will be toughened up when its obvious to everyone that there is not enough prison places.

Re: "Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime"
 

how much political mileage will GB get out of this ;)

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:banghead:

What does it take to get someone the jail these days.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ing-spree.html

I'd have loved to see the judge immediately jail him for a couple of years for contempt for that little outburst. :mad:

Re: "Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime"
 

Absolutely and scandalously unbelievable.

The Judge wants locking up too, maybe in a padded cell.

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With things like this, I'll bet you sometimes wonder why you bother catching them in the first place.

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We probably cannot send them to prison as there are no spaces for them to go too thanks to a complete lack of planning on the part of government. Trouble is as more and more walk from serious things the more those on the borderline of criminality will be inclined to chance their luck making the problem spiral even further. Completely stupid position to be in and someone in charge should hang their head in shame at what is happening.

Re: "Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime"
 

That's the trouble Rizzy, there is no one in charge in this Administration.

When the excrement hits the spinning thing it is always someone elses responsibility.

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Hell we have all sussed that if evasion to reality raised money this country wouldn't need taxation :).

Re: "Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime"
 

Their usual pre-election garbage! Heard it all many times before from Bliar and the steady stream of tough talking serial underachievers otherwise known as New Labour Home Secretaries.

Rumour has it that Brown was considering another nice new slogan for the forthcoming election:

"Things can only get better...."

...until someone reminded him that they've been in power for 13 years...

Re: "Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime"
 

Come on how can we expect labour to be tough on crime when their own party leader and our pm lies as easily as he does and evades anything he doesn't like. His evidence at chillcott was as criminal as it gets and only he believes what he said during that questioning.

Re: "Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime"
 

Not quite true - there are one or two around here who're still buying it... ;)

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Tut, tut, tut

It seems Labours claims that we are living in a utopia and crime simply doesn't happen anymore might not be the truth (I know Labour misleading the public over figures, what are the odds? :rolleyes: )

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...-revealed.html