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Originally Posted by Osem
if they subsequently walk away or get a slap on the wrist it'll only serve to prove that the risk/reward ratio is stacked up in favour of the lawbreakers.
This will do nothing to disuade these people from taking part in similar acts in the future.
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True.
it'll work in the way that say one person is charged with smashing a shop window stealing hundreds of pounds worth of stuff and then setting fire to the place resulting in thousands of pounds worth of damage. getting a supervision order.
or at worst. insufficient evidence and no charges at all.
they have nothing to lose. the rewards outweigh the punishment to a lot of these people.
it's the same kind of thing where the more offences you commit in one go. you come better off than just commiting the one offence.
such as driving with no insurance, no MOT, no TAX, no licence. causing thousands of pounds worth of damage. nearly killing innocent people. and failing to stop for police.
in some cases you will get the same punishment as someone who has been stopped for driving with an illegal tyre and an expired tax disc.