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Originally Posted by Gary L
I'll quote it all and say, you'd think they'd have laws in place ready for such an event instead of panicking and just coming up with severe punishments that are not already in the book.
maybe Britain really didn't think this kind of thing was a possibility. and we're that taken back by it that we are reacting accordingly.
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Those laws already exist and are being used by the courts to sentence the rioters and the looters. The judges aren't making this up as they go along - they're not allowed to. But when sentencing, the law gives them a maximum sentence for the crime, and sometimes a minimum, and they pick what they believe to be appropriate from within that range.