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Originally Posted by Midas
General Crime:
A new offence code should be introduced that evaluates criminal seriousness on a pre-determined points system of punishment.
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A negative of this is almost giving people a certain amount of criminal activity they are allowed. A bit like people consider 3 points on their licence as acceptable. Equally, amongst the hard cases, it could become a trophy.
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These points will remain on record throughout their lifetime and they could accumulate more points for repeat offending which will also increase their jail sentence.
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Okay but at the end you are judging the criminal and not the crime. I know this happens anyway, but this turns it INTO phpbb_an accountancy programme. What if someone commits a 90 point offence, does time, comes out and ten years later get INTO phpbb_some minor trouble for another 10 points?
British justice is based on human considerations and this seems to make it INTO phpbb_a bureaucratic adding up excercise. I understand the theory, but my first reaction was negative.
this has difficulties too, because it can head towards forced labour and can be difficult when you have unemployment problems in the law abiding population.
The whole drug problem is a mess. I agree with being harsh on the suppliers and giving help to the addicts, but I think you've really over simplified everything. I mean, if it was this easy, wouldn't the world have been dealing with it in a better way already?
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Prostitution:
Prostitution should be legalised and prostitutes should be employed in brothels that are run and monitored by the state,
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I'm sure there would be many benefits going this route but there are many problems with legally accepting, and there for accepting in society, prostitution as a profession. Would you want your daughter to consider it a respectable career option?
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The long term aim of this penalty and punishment program is to actually reduce crime, and not to add more felons to the burgeoning prison system.
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Programme, programme! (sorry, being pedantic). I don't think it will make much difference. Without changing the attitudes then things will carry on the same. The police and prison services probably should be increased anyway. I don't see how a points system alone is going to change the level of crime. Locking people away for longer is my authoritarian opinion, but that can be done immediately by making prisoners do their full time.
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Anyway, these ideas are not cast in stone, so I would appreciate your feedback on them.
Midas
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Purely immediate, knee jerk reaction thoughts.