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Originally Posted by andyl
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.
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Being everso slightly biased i wont put my real opinion on the low life smackheads who are a blight on many communities. I see a lot of it in this area every day of the week. As for drug rehabilitation programs good idea but my idea of drug rehabilitation and yours would be worlds apart. no (offence meant ) but the words cold and a form of poultry spring to mind. Just my honest opinion