I'm sick to death of hearing about people getting burgled or worse, and the scumbags who did it get a slap on the wrist. It's a joke. You work hard for your stuff, you pay your taxes, and then some lowlife can just break in and ruin everything, knowing they'll probably be back out on the street before you've even had your cuppa. It makes you feel completely powerless.
We need to get tough. Sentences should actually mean something again. If you commit a serious crime, especially one involving violence or theft from someone's home, you should expect to spend a good chunk of time inside. None of this community service nonsense for proper offences. And those foreign criminals? They should be kicked out the second they’re convicted, not given another chance.
And what about the police?
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But it strikes me that the policy's focus on tougher sentences might also be a bit of a red herring. I was reading something recently about how, in some places, actually investing more in community policing and preventative programs has had a more noticeable impact on crime rates than just increasing prison numbers. It seems we might be shouting at the wrong problem, or at least not the whole problem.
Wasn't there a policy about school funding that was being discussed last week, and now we're talking about splashing out on prisons, it just doesn't add up to me, love. I see it every day, the kids coming into school hungry because their parents can't afford breakfast, and we're worrying about where the money's coming from to lock more people up, it's just not right.