From "Billy..." <ifyouknowme@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, on Fri, 23 May 2008
16:25:59 +0100 wrote:
>Your petition has been approved by the Number 10 web team, and
> is now available on the Number 10 website at the following
> address:
>
> http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/make-jail-hard/
>
> Your petition reads:
>
> We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Adopt
> American style judges, prison sentences and prisons
Billy, what makes you think that "American style judges, prison sentences
and prisons" are much, if any, better than what you have?
See
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/wew/articles/08/ControlCriminalsNotGuns.htm
"... We need protection from the criminal justice system politicians have
created. ..."
IMO, the entire western world is infected with the "coddle the criminal"
sickness, only in slightly varying degrees...........
FACE
>
> our justice system is a total joke and laughing stock in its
> lenient sentences, cushy open jails with tv, computers, gyms
> rife with drugs and is absolutely no deterrent to season
> crooks. Also the sentences handed out are so short for such
> violence and crimes which cause long term distress to the
> victims (a worse sentence than the criminal gets) that getting
> put in jail is not even a punishment as the crooks can simply
> get fed, fit and plan their next crime. if we copied the
> american style of judges di****ng out lengthy sentences, in
> harsh, hard but fair jails it would send out the message that
> "deliberate and wicked" crimes will not be tolerated and will
> lead to a punishment that aims to hurt and put you off
> re-offending. the government knows this would be voted in if it
> were a referendum question so instead of words, actually get
> tough on crime and also tough on stupid outdated human rights
> laws that cares more about criminals not victims!
>
> Thanks for submitting your petition.
>
> -- the ePetitions team
>
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