My Controversial Justice System
Just a thought...
How about trying something really radical with our justice system in the UK? Prisons are overcrowded and it doesn't seem to work anyway because so many people reoffend. You often hear the phrase "The punishment should fit the crime" when people criticise the justice system and that is fine to a dgree but is heavily flawed. How can you fittingly punish a pedophile under those rules? The trouble with custodial sentences is that most people who might have been unlikely to reoffend usually end up worse off by influence. Death penalties are obviosly a problem too because there is always a chance that the person might actually be innocent. My suggestion is a three strike system that applies to any and every crime.First time: No sentence. Just give counselling. For most casual offenders or those forced to commit crime under difficult circumstances this is more than enough. Second time: A custodial sentence. Six months or a year would probably be enough.Third time: Death penalty REGARDLESS.Well, what do you think of that? It would solve a few problems... Tweet
