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Should shoplifters be sent to jail?
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Yes for the first 3 offences.
On their fourth offence, the word "Thief" should be tattoo'd on their forehead.
If there is a fifth offence they should be publicly flogged
sixth offence, they should have a hand cut off
Seventh offence, hang them.
I know I appear a bit liberal but I think this approach would work.
Neil C, Rugby, ENGLAND
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I'm glad to hear Labour is continuing its policy of "Tough On Crime (Victims)"
I was worried about facing a prison sentence for downloading MP3s but now I can go to HMV, steal the CDs and not face punishment, phew!
It's a joke, an absolute joke. I wonder which priveleged criminal group will receive absolution next?
Mr Smith, Nottingham
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Just to tie in the multi-cultural debate, if this was a Muslim country we would cut their hands off!
LABOUR has proven once again that they are unbelievably soft on crime. Deterrents in this country just do not exist anymore. No wonder the streets are overrun with criminals.
Better deterrents = less crime = less people in jail. It isn't rocket science!
[Phill_Callaway], Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Most shoplifters have little or no money
therefore they cannot be fined effectively.
Motorists however usually have the money
to pay speeding fines.
Shoplifting is premeditated THEFT,lets use
the proper words.Theft usually has consequences
for the person being relieved of goods.
Speeding usually is not premeditated and in
99.9% of cases has no consequences to anyone.
To catch a thief needs effort,to catch a
speeding motorist is a doddle.
Mmmm?which is easier for police and courts?
peter yaren
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Prisons in the UK are not a deterent, they are an open university for villians.
Build boot camps in wilderness of Northern Scotland. Drag them out of bed at dawn each day for hard labour. It would take only one month to convert the petty thief. They would come out thinking " thats one place I don't want to go back to "
colin, york
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I agree with Colin above. Prison just isn't uninviting enough anymore.