Speaking of sentences fitting the crime you could get a result like two crims up here who'll be shaking with fear at the thought of the justice system coming crashing down on them.
They'd driven up from England in a dodgy unregistered van, broke into a BT depot and got caught red-handed with 8k worth of cable in the back of the van plus a bunch more waiting to go on the back, which already had 'scrap' they couldn't account for in it.
So caught red-handed, both with previous for crimes of dishonesty and guess what they got?
£200 fine each. To be paid off at £5 a fortnight as they are both on incapacity benefit (well enough to lift heavy chunks of metal
)
Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime eh?