Quote Originally Posted by les_taxi View Post
If the thief steals for greed then yes why not chop his hand off
I fully understand what you're saying Les, and part of me wants to agree, but on the other hand (pun intended) I can't agree. For all of the UK's problems and liberal/left wing ideals, what sets us apart from certain parts of Africa, Middle East and Asia is that we are civilized and by and large we treat everyone with humanity and respect. Sure, it leads to people taking liberties with our sense of fairness, but we have to accept that for the good and freedoms of the majority of the law abiding population. For all the daily rags say when they sensationalize Uk crime figures, the UK is still a safe country, and whilst corporal and capital punishment may be a good deterent in Singapore/Malaysia ...etc, we have a long history of good human rights and a fair judicial system.
I'm on the fence on this one, I'm not convinced any form of corporal/capital punishment works. However, I am in favour of much longer jail terms in filthly rat/roach infested hell holes with nothing more than stale bread and one's own urine to drink