Why are policitians so reluctant to do what the people want about crime in UK?
All people want is tough sentences, vigorous enforcement and a zero-tolerance approach. It’s not brain surgery. You could solve this problem overnight if you wanted.
Here’s my plan
1. Abolish the Human Rights Acts -it was well-intentioned but
flawed, and has been abused since the moment it was introduced.
2. Build more prisons. If we can afford to spend £10bn of public money on a sporting event in 5 years’ time then we can afford to start protecting our citizens. If necessary, raise taxes, but explain to the electorate that the extra is ring-fenced for law enforcement. It’s a vote winner.
3. Adopt minimum mandatory sentences, such as 5 years for carrying a knife, 15 years for carrying a gun, life means life.
4. Widely publicise actual sentences handed out, via posters and text message. Also send law enforcement agencies into schools and youth clubs to publicise sentences.
5. Prosecute every offence, no matter how small. It worked in New York and it’d work here.
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Excellent question. I think that Labour and the Tories are married to Roy Jenkins "reforms" of the 1960’s (taking police officers off the beat and putting them into cars, abolishing the death penalty, basically becoming soft on crime). Prison should be tough and criminals should go back to breaking rocks. The police should get out of their cars and go back to walking the streets where they can actually prevent crime through their presense. The Human Rights Act is ridiculous and an affront to civilized people and should be abolished. And most importantly police officers should be allowed to do what they’ve been able to do until the 60’s "reforms": be tough on criminals. Social legislation celebrating single-motherhood and the decline of the family, religion and morals should also be abolished.