Thread: Here we go folks

Originally Posted by Tankd

From what you are saying I can hazard a guess that you have no even said so much as hello to a Crim .
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The current system is focused on box ticking and if you parrot their drivel , you get to go past the fence to freedom . What is needed is the stick and then the carrot , if there is no punishment then their is no consequence .

You know what they say about assumptions....

You miss the point entirely. I'm not arguing about sentencing at all. Just refuting the point that harsher sentencing will meaningfully reduce the occurrence of crime.

At no point did I say we should abolish or reduce sentences. Just that more police resource and a higher probability of getting caught is more effective at preventing crime from happening in the first place. Which is after all the best possible outcome and the entire point of the system.

Everyone can argue their emotionally based opinion till they are blue in the face, but that won't change the facts.

Originally Posted by Nick-D

You know what they say about assumptions....

You miss the point entirely. I'm not arguing about sentencing at all. Just refuting the point that harsher sentencing will meaningfully reduce the occurrence of crime.

At no point did I say we should abolish or reduce sentences. Just that more police resource and a higher probability of getting caught is more effective at preventing crime from happening in the first place. Which is after all the best possible outcome and the entire point of the system.

Everyone can argue their emotionally based opinion till they are blue in the face, but that won't change the facts.

Curious: how has the heavy CCTV approach of the UK reduced crime? Genuine question....