Burglar's derisory stretch shows judiciary and MPs live in a different world
AS reported in Tuesday's Grimsby Telegraph, that convicted burglar Carl Walker had ransacked an elderly couple's home after duping them into thinking he was helping them – he had 54 previous convictions and was carrying a concealed knife during the offence.
But for all this he receives what I consider to be a derisory sentence of two years for the burglary and three months for the knife offence – in reality he will serve under half this sentence.
If nothing else it shows that previously lenient sentences have proved to be no deterrent whatsoever. When will our elected representatives stop making crowd pleasing, tough speeches on law and order, and instead do something to bring about tougher sentencing policies?
I suspect the main reason is that the judiciary and our MPs live in a totally different world to the majority of us.
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Comments
by plebian
Friday, January 25 2013, 4:19PM
“There are several elements to custodial sentences: punishment for the crime committed,a deterrence to others,and a compulsory rehabilitation potential.Unfortunately, the punishment element has been gradually eroded over the years to such a state that for many prisoners a stay at her majesty`s pleasure is a mere inconvenience with all mod cons(no pun intended).I wonder how many prisoners would be so happy to risk futher incarceration if the prison fare was bread and water, and hard labour replaced pool and tv.Good behaviour could be rewarded by better food and easier jobs and vice versa for bad behaviour.If prisoners riot and wreck their accomodation let them live in the mess for a few months rather than rush to clear it all up for them.
The other question that needs to be asked is why does it cost so much to keep a prisoner in custody?My father was a P.O.W for over 2 years during the war, and would be amazed to think that it now costs £18,000 to keep a prisoner securely confined.
An isolated island in Scotland,barbed wire, guard dogs,watery soup.Why not give it a try for some prisoners- especially those `hard cases`who grin and say `whatever` at the sentences they receive.”