Crime and punishment.

[Loyalist]

Do you think the laws in your country protect it against crime ?
Does the punishment fit the crimes ?
Do you think crime laws need to be revisited and made tougher or softened ?

 

[pjbleek]

Do you think the laws in your country protect it against crime ?
Does the punishment fit the crimes ?
Do you think crime laws need to be revisited and made tougher or softened ?

have you ever seen the movie: Bowling for Columbine? the statistics in that movie are mind numbing.

 

[Loyalist]

have you ever seen the movie: Bowling for Columbine? the statistics in that movie are mind numbing.

I want to. But haven't yet.

 

[pjbleek]

I want to. But haven't yet.

that will share enough of the information and how I feel about gun control.

 

[StripedCat]

Do you think the laws in your country protect it against crime ?

They would if they were fully applied.

Does the punishment fit the crimes ?

In my opinion, no.

Do you think crime laws need to be revisited and made tougher or softened ?

Partially yes. Other laws just need to be fully applied.

 

[Azazel]

 

[Loyalist]

That would do it in any country overrun with rats.

 

[Niamh]

In theory the laws should be protecting me but in reality it seems the criminals are more protected then the victims. I don't think sentences for murder/man slaughter and rape or long enough either

 

[Loyalist]

In theory the laws should be protecting me but in reality it seems the criminals are more protected then the victims. I don't think sentences for murder/man slaughter and rape or long enough either

The laws do very little to protect the innocent .
There is to much concern for the rights of the accused and convicted then there is for the victims.

 

[Withers]

Having worked in law enforcement the last 5 years or so, I can say that there are certain laws that do very well in protecting citizens. However, there are way too many technicalities that allow criminals to get away with their crimes. I think that the criminal justice system is very flawed, and that it's only going to get worse. How can you have people handing out punishments and committing crimes themselves and not being punished for it??

 

[Xeno]

Anon Justice

(...the one and only sense justice in my opinion...)​

 

[HK]

'Justice' based on mob mentality is not justice at all.


I think that for the most part, the punishments fit the crime. But I think once someone is the victim of a crime, their perception of whether the punishment is fair is no longer reliable. Most people want to hurt those who hurt them more than the system allows.

I'm not sure if laws really protect against crime. I don't think they always prevent people committing crime in the first place, but hopefully the punishment would then discourage further offenses.

 

[Xeno]

'Justice' based on mob mentality is not justice at all.

Neither is there "justice" when dealing with a political mentality of most in the courts.

(...either way the saying still holds true that justice is blind...)​