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July 9, 2008
Britain Moves toward Decriminalizing Burglary
Moonbattery-addled Britain is a burglar's paradise. Not only is it illegal to defend your home, it is becoming all but legal for criminals to invade it and help themselves to your property:
Burglars should no longer be sentenced to jail, official advisers have said.
Unpaid work or a curfew would normally be a better way of punishing break-ins and thefts, said a panel that issues guidelines to judges.
The report — part of a consultation document on criminal sentencing — is likely to heighten concerns that Britain's courts are not punishing offenders harshly enough to deter others.
The same deranged report recommends that victims should have a say on how criminals are punished — but only if they call for leniency.
There are fears such a system could lead to some offenders intimidating victims into asking for a more lenient term for them. The proposals from the Sentencing Advisory Panel also suggest that criminals sent to prison for less than a year should be let off with a community punishment instead.
British authorities have been imposing anarchy by force. No doubt this will turn out to be yet another example of government manufacturing a problem so that it can extinguish more freedoms in the process of "solving" it.
On a tip from essemess.
Posted by Van Helsing at July 9, 2008 11:23 AM
Comments
And what happens if the cons don't OBEY the curfew?
I used to be a very tender-hearted soul, but in recent years I have spoken in favor of a WHIPPING for minor crimes like posession of a joint or two.
Posted by: KHarn at July 9, 2008 1:40 PM
What's wrong with a good whipping? LOL! KHarn, I had a hard time with that one too. It didn't make sense to tell a kid violence is wrong and then use violence to drive home a discipline issue. But I am now of the opinion I should have whipped my son more! (the youngest one) LOL! Especially if the come home with an Obama 08 sticker on their car!
Posted by: HoosierArmyMom at July 9, 2008 2:21 PM
>Especially if the come home with an Obama 08 sticker on their car!>
HORRORS! :o)
Posted by: KHarn at July 9, 2008 3:21 PM
Note that theft and burglary are no more serious than parking in a tow zone, and the "possibility" of repeating should not be considered -
The panel’s review said: “A presumption in favour of a community order is most likely to be appropriate in relation to the less serious offences of theft and dishonesty, burglary and motoring offences, where there may be clear advantages in a sentence in the community.”
It added: “The risk that an offender may commit further offences of a non-serious nature should not automatically indicate that custody is necessary.”
Posted by: teqjack at July 9, 2008 6:26 PM
German leftists want infants and toddlers to vote.
I am sure 'alyssa' will explain why this is a good idea.
Posted by: V the K at July 9, 2008 8:36 PM
Hell, why bother locking your doors in the UK? Just put up a f#$%ing sign that says "feel free to take what you want"! What happened to that country? Is it something in the water? Mad cow disease?
Posted by: PabloD at July 9, 2008 9:15 PM
a great essay about the current state of the UK in the Brussels Journal.
Posted by: Rob Banks at July 10, 2008 3:21 AM
