Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Doofy
Punishment to fit the crime a concept that should be enforced everytime, my niece just got mugged for the contents of her handbag. (not a lot) He was apprehended after mugging 4 other women the same evening all to feed his habit. And what was this low life smackhead *******s punishment, 12 months bound over, this is on top of the 6 months binding over that he had to go due to his last mugging crime spree. So him and people like him are free to roam the streets mugging and burgaling as they go while the victims have to live with and suffer the consequences. In reality he and others like him should be thrown away for a long period of time, away from law abiding people.
|
I'm in no way excusing the crimes but might have been an idea to get him on a drugs rehabilitation programme. So much crime is drug related and yet drug programme places are as rare as rocking horse dooberry. The stupid thing is you often have to get into the Criminal Justice System to have a chance of being offered treatment (and even then you're lucky). This is why I (and a magistrate friend) believe we should legalise and control the distribution of drugs so that we can remove such a major cause of crime, particularly burglary and theft.
Throwing people away for a long period of time will not only cost us a lot of money but not prove effective in rehabilitation (incidenally, did you know they still have sewing workshops in even the highest category prisons. How on earth is that skill going to be useful to people when they are released?!)
If we blindly seek vengeance for crime but in doing so fail to halt it, we are doing no-one any favours.