What on Earth is the Point...

[Alan_W]

So this 14 that's FOURTEEN year old girl on her SECOND drunk driving offense is in court. Story is HERE

She shouts abuse at everyone, punches the prosecutor, throws eggs at the press and swears at the magistrates.

The magistrates ban her from driving for 36 months Its her second drunk driving charge, it is illegal for her to drive until she is seventeen, she was driving while disqualified anyway so why bother banning her for longer

The only decision the court should be having to make is injection or gas

[Ian J]

She should be sterilised at it won't be long before she starts breeding

[Singh400]

Shoulda been banned for life. Stupid <insert your chosen word here>.

[shahedz]

perfect example of an oxygen thief

Originally Posted by Ian J

She should be sterilised at it won't be long before she starts breeding

Sterilised and euthanized? I just bet the magistrates bought the 'she is from a deprived background, has attention deficit disorder' crap. If it was you or I, we would be looking at five years in prison.

[rob j]

There was a quality comment read-out sent in from a listener on the Radio 2 debate this afternoon -

"Scum like this, that give birth to scum like that, should be put down!"

I swear I was laughing for a minute after it was read out

Seriously though, a lot of people reckon she needs shipping to a boot camp. We need a new law, one that makes it an offence to behave like Vicky Pollard in public, punishable by chain gangs that pick the litter up in our streets!

[Miyazaki]

...But seriously though, what is the solution to these types of problems?

Prison?

Costs the taxpayer a fortune, isn't a deterrant to people like this, and other inmates only teach each other toolsets for different types of criminal activity.

Community Service?

Again, costs the taxpayer a lot, arguably we see some return in terms of menial tasks and environmental maintainance carried out by people we would otherwise have to pay. Does it alter people's attitude to their criminal behaviour?

I really have little idea how we can rectify the situation other than to make pregnant women attend parenting skills classes. Perhaps remove some benefit from those who refuse to attend?

[rob j]

Originally Posted by Games Guru

...But seriously though, what is the solution to these types of problems?

I'd seriously put a vote in for sterilisation

[Alan_W]

Originally Posted by Ian J

She should be sterilised at it won't be long before she starts breeding

I think the sterilisation is 15yrs too late

"On arrival she pelted waiting photographers with eggs and her mother, Nora, turned her bottom towards the cameras and said: "Go on. Film this". She repeatedly shouted that she was "proud" of her daughter."

I am sure that this family will soon feature on their own documentary series with the delightful Nora guesting on "Celebrity Fit Club" and "Stars in their Eyes"

[phillfyspoon]

people like this are protected more then the law abiding good citizens

something really needs to be done to punish them

and scum breed scum when they cant afford to pay for them so take money off the state. and this is why this country is going down

[Miyazaki]

As a trainee teacher I would be up for including a parenting module along with the general PSHE and Citizenship curriculum.

You will never deter teenagers from experimenting, especially sexually, and all we can do is make them more aware of the risks and responsibility involved in sex.

[Alan_W]

I used to think that he was a far fetched fictional sitcom character.

I now realise I AM TURNING INTO VICTOR MELDREW

[Ian J]

Originally Posted by Games Guru

...But seriously though, what is the solution to these types of problems?

For a start I think that parents should be legally responsible for their children until they reach a certain age and when a brat like this one is bought before the court both her and the parents should be punished jointly.

Originally Posted by Ian J

For a start I think that parents should be legally responsible for their children until they reach a certain age and when a brat like this one is bought before the court both her and the parents should be punished jointly.

Hell yes, couldn't agree more. Can you imagine a government who would this though?

[shahedz]

but then again theres so many laws protecting kids now, parents would probably be scared of discipling kids, you cant even good a little smack to a kid now with out getting in trouble . i was smacked and so was everyone else i know and we grew up fine, this kid hardly sounds like the type you can reason with,