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Re: "Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime"
While some people that commit crimes that pose no threat to society at all shouldn't be held on remand anyone who commits a crime of violence of any sort or someone who routinely commits crime imo should be held on remand awaiting their trial. I don't see that as knee jerk or unreasonable and the reason it isn't happening is despite the fact that they have been in government for thirteen years overseen a large increase in the population of the country labour has failed to buil d sufficient prisons to accomadate those who commit crime.
This has led to a lot of people that shouldn't have been being let out many reoffending and some of them killing people. Right now the cjs in the uk is not fit for purpose does not protect the public and does not adequately punish those who commit crime. We the law abiding public have a right to expect punishment when a crime is committed and for that punishment to fit the crime, but all we get is endless tales of human rights violations for people that before being caught didn't give a stuff about human rights.
We have been and continue to be weak in dealing with those amongst our society who feel no obligation or commitment to abide by societys rules and will at any oppurtunity abuse and injure people for self gain. Enough is enough and the system must change and deal adequately with law breakers because if it continues not too as much as i detest the idea vigiliantism will start to rear it's ugly head and enjoy support from the majority.
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