3 strikes policy

[BoristheBiter]

Would it be a requirement that you actually know what the proposed law says before you vote?

No, Why start now

[ukusa]

Can we add a poll on this one, just to see how many people support or against it.

Poll added

[Waxxa]

3 stikes= you go onto a chain-gang, I reckon.

dont let these guys sit around idle so they can think of what shit they can cause. Work the guts out of them and they will be too damn tired to think...

[Pascal]

3 stikes= you go onto a chain-gang, I reckon.

dont let these guys sit around idle so they can think of what shit they can cause. Work the guts out of them and they will be too damn tired to think...

First strike should do that already. By the time their first sentence is up they should be gagging to get back into normal society and be doing anything and everything to avoid prison.

[mashman]

Fixed that for ya ! But violence is violence ! I won't admit to being a saint and i have been known to be a brawler ! But i aint a violent offender, i'd hate to think i would have to live with the judge who sentanced me, after doing something as stupid as cracking some cunt who attacked me, a bit too hard and got 5 yrs for involentary manslaughter !~

that sounds plain wrong!

I friggin like that idea ya have with the points system, (prob cause of my squeaky clean slate) but it's a known fact offences grow in seriousness do they not ? Someone who gets a rush out of beating up a dog will prob move on to beating a defenceless old lady one day, do you not think ? (my opinion anyway)

A demerit system may just stem the tide of violent reoffending !

It certainly seems to be the consensus in the world of behavioural science, could be worth a go. Just need a politician to take it on... in fact fuck it, i'll set up it after afternoon tea...

[oldrider]

First strike should do that already. By the time their first sentence is up they should be gagging to get back into normal society and be doing anything and everything to avoid prison.

True! (+10 bloody charactors).

[MisterD]

Nonsense. Judges make sentencing decisions based on a range of issues, not just based on what the charges are. If there are extenuating circumstances, I would like judges to be able to take those into consideration. Otherwise what's the point of having them?

Which is a fair enough point...but what we don't need are namby pamby liberal tossers trying to thwart the clearly expressed will of parliament.