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Claudia von Ayres's avatar

If that is so, then isn't it the courts who are the career criminals not the the law breakers who keep getting let out?

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PAUL MARSHALL's avatar

I really do think this will lead to the breakdown of society - good people will just give up - if you cant beat them join them. Do you think the lack of law enforcement is deliberate or people in charge are stupid?

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curious2plus2's avatar

I am friends with many ex-police officers who report feeling ashamed of what policing has become in the UK, where they were once proud of the work they did in keeping the streets safer for people.

Do current officers feel genuinely proud of the impact they are having given the current situation with many crimes not being investigated?

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curious2plus2's avatar

How do we incentivize the policing of genuine crime rather than low hanging fruit (i.e mean/distasteful tweets) in a climate where the police have been going through a softer rebranding and the college of policing appears to still be steering in this direction?

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Arved von Brasch's avatar

How do you prevent prisons turning prisoners into Muslim extremists?

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Jamie Miller's avatar

Guilt must rest on evidence, not reputation. Justice judges the act, not the actor.

But once guilt is proved, past convictions matter. A first offence may merit leniency. A hundred do not. Habitual criminals warrant habitual consequences.

Escalating sentences for repeat offenders is not vengeance. It is prudence. Deterrence may be imperfect, but amnesia is worse.

Should repeat offenders receive escalating sentences?

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Sj's avatar

Would you enrol or advise your close family to enrol their kids into mixed martial arts such as bjj and Muay Thai as it seems pretty evident that leniency for criminals is rising

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KenO's avatar
Jun 2Edited

In the US, Chambers of Commerce determine local enforcement behind the political scene of narratives at play. The Left leaning ‘burn it down’ movements of ‘color coup’ players influencing the outcome of efforts to destabilize and degrade the aesthetics, the safety, and the prosperity of communities for the sake of capitalizing on falling housing and other economic factors are in effect sabotaging the future of the local population as much as gangs or organized crime would do. These enabled and incentivized policies are intended to degrade value so the banks and investment companies can work the system to buy at lower rates while playing the inflation rates as well. The schools of business all teach the designs for doing this amortization of financial marketing. It’s the reason there is such a vast gulf of wealth between those who attend these schools, and those who live in the communities under their control working even supporting industries.

My point is : get the attention of the politicians who depend on your votes, and let them know that you understand the game of degrading service and safety in the areas they expect to gentrify after the financial famine of resources is lifted so the well heeled can come back and gentrify the area 15 or 20 years future. If the local government fails to respond appropriately, the next level of authority will need to hear about it. As will the public at every level under their authority.

The Mafia developed in Sicily because the changing conditions of passing regimes were never in favor of the local people. So they set up their own.

If law enforcement is not meeting muster as needed, do what you have to do.

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Geary Johansen's avatar

Do you think that recruiting police officers from the university educated class is one of the key causes of decline in British Policing?

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