I don't think taking people's homes off them is a sensible solution

I think that they should be tried and then given prison sentences / community orders as the courts see fit. I don't think there is the need for some kind of radical new punishment, especially one so counter-productive.

Posted By: Hertz van Rental on August 12th 2011 at 17:53:02

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BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOM (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 12, 16:16:10
- This is exactly why I enjoy WOTB .... (General Chat) - Tressells Broadbrush, Aug 12, 17:24:18
  - indeed! (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 12, 17:25:52
- I think this will cause more problems than it solves (General Chat) - King, Aug 12, 16:29:30
  - "vengeful" so are you suggesting they recieve no punishment? (General Chat) - usacanary, Aug 12, 16:53:48
    - Punishment == vengeance (General Chat) - King, Aug 12, 17:27:41
      - ≠ (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 12, 19:25:54
      - Dont kid yourself. (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Aug 12, 18:20:35
      - some people can't be corrected! (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 12, 17:29:40
      - There should be a slash in there intut (n/m) (General Chat) - King, Aug 12, 17:28:40
    - yep what we need is no punishments at all (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 12, 16:56:44
      - These looters are nothing but opportunist scumbags. (General Chat) - usacanary, Aug 12, 17:03:40
        
        exactly and some think they have a fucking cause (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 12, 17:07:07
        
        Take off your blinkers (n/m) (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Aug 12, 17:04:31
        
        so what are they? (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Aug 12, 17:05:30
      - So as far as you are concerned the choice is no punishment or shooting? (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 12, 17:02:52
        
        no i said i'd like them to be shot (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 12, 17:06:07
        
        FAir enough. Presumably you'll be offering to pay the ?30 odd grand/a it costs. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 12, 17:11:30
        
        i'd chop their hands off for free! (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 12, 17:12:21
        
        You scare me. (General Chat) - King, Aug 12, 17:30:18
        
        I reckon he's Belgian, a descendant of King Leopold. Wasn't it him (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 12, 17:33:21
        
        belarusian (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 12, 17:34:00
        
        people should be scared to commit crimes (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 12, 17:32:10
        
        I thought you said they should be working though rather than drawing benefits (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 12, 17:15:09
        
        they should work (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 12, 17:20:15
        
        They wont find it very easy with no hands (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 12, 17:23:04
        
        then if they want to work they won't commit these crimes (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 12, 17:24:56
  - I would go further sir, and say that (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Aug 12, 16:50:01
    - Then go even further and make a suggestion as to what should be done (General Chat) - Chalk Hill Bitter, Aug 12, 17:10:12
      - I don't think taking people's homes off them is a sensible solution (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Aug 12, 17:53:02
      - and that's one of the reasons they said they did it (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 12, 17:14:06
        
        Exactly. (General Chat) - Chalk Hill Bitter, Aug 12, 17:22:34
        
        here were alternatives suggested yesterday. Long sentences of (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 12, 17:24:56
        
        Fine by me (n/m) (General Chat) - Chalk Hill Bitter, Aug 12, 17:29:21
        
        hard labour would be good (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 12, 17:28:50
        
        I'd whole heartedly agree with that assuming they owned anything (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 12, 17:30:34
        
        oh they do (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 12, 17:33:23
        
        Well I'll have to take your word for that, I don't really know any of them. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 12, 17:34:26
        
        Except trainers, jewellery, flat screen televisions, designer t-shirts and DVDs (n/m) (General Chat) - Chalk Hill Bitter, Aug 12, 17:32:59
        
        Yeah but they're not theirs, they were nicked. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 12, 17:35:09
        
        Bullshit (General Chat) - Chalk Hill Bitter, Aug 12, 17:40:54
        
        rubbish (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 12, 17:37:15
    - The cost of that vs having warzones in major cities....... (General Chat) - usacanary, Aug 12, 16:57:46
      - Cities are shit, who cares (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 12, 17:01:24
        
        That told me, I love a well reasoned logical reply. (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Aug 12, 17:05:09
        
        You'll always get the from me me old fruit, prides meself on it I does (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 12, 17:12:11
        
        hmmm.... (General Chat) - usacanary, Aug 12, 18:26:49
      - spot on brother (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 12, 16:58:41
    - some people don't want to respect the law (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 12, 16:51:28
  - vengeance is good (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 12, 16:47:32
    - Oh, the irony (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 12, 16:50:09
- Errr now they have to be rehoused.. it's just an empty politcal gesture. (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Aug 12, 16:29:00
  - The big picture is.......... (General Chat) - usacanary, Aug 12, 16:55:42
  - Indeed... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Aug 12, 16:29:51
- This stops the twats right in their tracks. (General Chat) - usacanary, Aug 12, 16:24:44
  - I'd say there's about an 80% chance of no more riots. (n/m) (General Chat) - King, Aug 12, 16:27:34
    - probably in the 79-81% range (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Aug 12, 16:50:45

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