I wouldn't single out the D*ily M*il, -they are all self righteous hypocritical so called guardians of the nations morals.
that's true... :drink:
It's a bit like cigarettes....it's not the tobacco that is the worst thing for you. It is all the tar , benzine, arsenic, salt peta and other cr@p that is in there.
"Roll your own" cigarettes are a miilion times less harmful - ask Johnny Mac about this -he seems to know the " science bit"
Somebody take away my soapbox please..........
I dunno, isn't nicotine pretty bad for you? i realise there's other guff in there, but the crux of the matter is that nicotine is addictive, so once you start on it you're near enough screwed...
Yes - I do sound a bit like a Daily Mail reader there (UK tabloid newspaper with a slight right wing bias)
But I feel like the current punishment system does not deter criminals.
Teenage troublemakers who make peoples lives a misery might get an ASBO - a bit like a restraining order but seen as a badge of honour amongst teenage tearaways.
We recently had a situation where junkie prisoners who were forced to go "cold turkey" to detox sued the prison service and got paid heaps of money.
I think that the prison did these wasters a favour getting them off that shitee, and maybe ultimately saved their lives longterm - even if it was a rather harsh way to detox.
Ok - I'm off to make my soapbox into a strat.......
slight right wing? compared to hitler, maybe... (i jest, i jest)
I dunno. the problem with deterrence is, there is no deterrent for some people. I know for a fact that if I were threatened with three weeks of prison, even for murder, I wouldn't do it (apart from moral reasons, assuming deterrence is the only reason not to do it).
Not to mention that most guys who commit a crime do so in the belief that they won't be caught.
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