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Post by Orac on Mar 21, 2024 6:43:22 GMT
Why is it multiculturism is the problem? It isn't. It is merely the scapegoat for cuts to police funding and mismanagement of the police force. For some people it is the cause of all our ills and much easier to blame for society's problems than actually addressing the underlying causes of crime such as poverty and feelings of social exclusion. pat answer |
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Post by montegriffo on Mar 21, 2024 11:29:17 GMT
It isn't. It is merely the scapegoat for cuts to police funding and mismanagement of the police force. For some people it is the cause of all our ills and much easier to blame for society's problems than actually addressing the underlying causes of crime such as poverty and feelings of social exclusion. pat answer Yes, that's another way to describe the use of multiculturalism for every issue. |
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Post by vinny on Mar 22, 2024 10:48:26 GMT
I am not sure if this happens a lot or it's just electioneering. "Sir Keir Starmer claims he will put an end to 'apology letters' that allow youths to dodge knife crime charges". If it does, one has to wonder what are justice system are up to giving a free pass to thugs. There is only one way to deal with those that carry/use knives on our streets and that is bang them up. Agreed, lock em up. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2024 10:41:30 GMT
I am not sure if this happens a lot or it's just electioneering. "Sir Keir Starmer claims he will put an end to 'apology letters' that allow youths to dodge knife crime charges". If it does, one has to wonder what are justice system are up to giving a free pass to thugs. There is only one way to deal with those that carry/use knives on our streets and that is bang them up. One problem of course with banging ever more people up is that we lack sufficient prison space already. Banging more people up will need more prisons and more prison officers. But with public services on their knees and the NHS falling apart, the public are not going to want to prioritise spending money on that. I do agree that violent offenders need to be locked up and for longer but somehow we need to make room for that under our current prison system. One long standing problem is that large amounts of prison space is at any one time occupied by people in there for very short periods for often non violent crimes. I have it on good authority that almost an entire wing of Exeter prison for example is filled with people only there for a week or so for non payment of fines, many of the fines in the first place just being for driving offences. Surely we can think up better solutions for such people based around community service and deducting any fines at source from their incomes so non-payment is not an option? And why are we locking people up for such crimes as not having a TV license or not paying their council tax? There must surely be more effective and less costly ways of dealing with such petty offenders, so we can free up space for the kind of toe rags who ought to be in there for longer? Without the unwelcome expense of having to build more prisons? As for Keir Starmer electioneering, we should all be familiar with his modus operandi by now. He is a man with a proven track record of saying anything that he thinks will help get him elected, provided it does not frighten the establishment, whose support he also wants. |
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Post by montegriffo on Mar 23, 2024 11:40:45 GMT
A radical change in how we treat drug users is also required.
We could start by adopting Canada's extremely successful approach to cannabis where it has been fully legalised and is now a multi billion dollar industry paying taxes. This has almost eradicated organised crime from the production and distribution of weed.
Then we could use the revenue generated from that to adopt Portugal's successful approach to hard drug use where it is treated as a medical matter and not a criminal one. A government funded rehab facility in every city is what we need not prisons full of junkies. This will also clear up a lot of the homelessness.
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Post by RedRum on Mar 24, 2024 18:05:59 GMT
A radical change in how we treat drug users is also required. We could start by adopting Canada's extremely successful approach to cannabis where it has been fully legalised and is now a multi billion dollar industry paying taxes. This has almost eradicated organised crime from the production and distribution of weed. Then we could use the revenue generated from that to adopt Portugal's successful approach to hard drug use where it is treated as a medical matter and not a criminal one. A government funded rehab facility in every city is what we need not prisons full of junkies. This will also clear up a lot of the homelessness. 'Forced' prostitution is also another by-product of drugs and drug dealing, prostitution should be legalised, taxed and medically supervised for those who wish to engage. Un-licenced prostitution should be illegal and carry heavy sentences for the men 'taking' advantage. |
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Post by montegriffo on Mar 24, 2024 18:13:26 GMT
A radical change in how we treat drug users is also required. We could start by adopting Canada's extremely successful approach to cannabis where it has been fully legalised and is now a multi billion dollar industry paying taxes. This has almost eradicated organised crime from the production and distribution of weed. Then we could use the revenue generated from that to adopt Portugal's successful approach to hard drug use where it is treated as a medical matter and not a criminal one. A government funded rehab facility in every city is what we need not prisons full of junkies. This will also clear up a lot of the homelessness. 'Forced' prostitution is also another by-product of drugs and drug dealing, prostitution should be legalised, taxed and medically supervised for those who wish to engage. Un-licenced prostitution should be illegal and carry heavy sentences for the men 'taking' advantage. Yes. Prohibition of vices only ever enriches criminals. |
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Post by RedRum on Mar 25, 2024 7:25:34 GMT
'Forced' prostitution is also another by-product of drugs and drug dealing, prostitution should be legalised, taxed and medically supervised for those who wish to engage. Un-licenced prostitution should be illegal and carry heavy sentences for the men 'taking' advantage. Yes. Prohibition of vices only ever enriches criminals. Politicians are a perfect example of that. |
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Post by montegriffo on Mar 25, 2024 11:18:19 GMT
Yes. Prohibition of vices only ever enriches criminals. Politicians are a perfect example of that. Politicians are a bit schizophrenic about vices. Some they like to tax until the pips squeak and others they get all puritanical about and send people to jail. |
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Post by Zany on Mar 26, 2024 20:50:45 GMT
Carrying weapons for self defence is an escalatory policy which just ends up with more weapons on the streets and diminishes the power of the police to control violent crime. If you wonder where that ends up see America. Not if you have a sword.  |
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Post by montegriffo on Mar 26, 2024 22:17:05 GMT
Carrying weapons for self defence is an escalatory policy which just ends up with more weapons on the streets and diminishes the power of the police to control violent crime. If you wonder where that ends up see America. Not if you have a sword. Overrated, I'd rather have a spear. |
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Post by Zany on Mar 26, 2024 22:58:48 GMT
Not if you have a sword. Overrated, I'd rather have a spear. You can get past a spear, you can't get past a sword. |
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Post by montegriffo on Mar 26, 2024 23:05:35 GMT
Overrated, I'd rather have a spear. You can get past a spear, you can't get past a sword. |
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Post by Zany on Mar 26, 2024 23:12:34 GMT
You can get past a spear, you can't get past a sword. You should read Sharpe. |
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Post by montegriffo on Mar 26, 2024 23:22:59 GMT
I preferred Thomas of Hookton.
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