[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Ithinkiloveyoutoo

But that's how it should be. Otherwise every criminal will be like Oh let me just do the crime then. I'll be in the prison rent free, tax free for a few years then go back out and get a job. Good stuff.

People that offend need to know that as soon as they offend that's it, it's over you'll pay for it somehow the rest of your life otherwise what's the point of the law it's just pointless then if everyone gets a pat on the back afterwards.

And the thing about the criminals serving a sentence all their lives, who cares, their victims might serve a sentence all their lives.

I'm just worried about human rights getting a bit too soft when it concerns criminals now. God forbid if something happens to me or my family one day, is this what I can look forward to then? Pft.


The headline on dailymail is the victim of that footballer getting threats while the footballer is getting ready for a party and possibly going back to high paying job. Awful

I think it's a bit ignorant to make out that prison is like some sort of Haven holiday camp. I probably couldn't deal with being imprisoned very well and I reckon a lot of people on this board wouldn't either.

As for the blue paragraph, what the hell do you propose ex cons do if 'it's all over for them' if they offend? If reformation isn't an option then what can they do? Would you be happy for them to live on benefits all their lives, draining the budget just to appease your overactive sense of righteousness?

A sentence is a sentence for a reason, you do your time and then you try to go back to being a functioning member of society. Why would you want to deny someone that chance out of pure malice when you're just forcing them back into a situation where they might go back to old habits when they wouldn't have needed to if they were given a chance to reform? Attitudes like yours plays a big part in why we have so many repeat offenders of all sorts of crimes, why should anyone ever bother learning from their mistakes and bettering themselves for it when people like you are content to casting them aside in a meaningless show of self righteousness?