Astraeus
Prominent Member
I'm sure today's news hasn't escaped the attention of many on here. The murder of a 16-year old boy and, later in the day, of a 20-something young man. It totals the number of slain youngsters in London to 13 for this year in what appears to be a continuation of a sickening trend that blighted 2007.
Without wanting to turn this thread into one filled with requests to "lynch them", what do you think to be the most sensible means of deterring knife crime? I believe in increasing sentences for those found to be in posession of a weapon, regardless of whether or not it has been used to commit a crime. In my view, no-one carries a weapon who does not have the intent or the willingness to use it and that is reason enough to warrant a lengthy jail sentence.
I think Johnson's legacy could be as great as Giuliani's in New York in terms of tackling soaring levels of violent crime but it will require the co-operation of the judiciary in allowing for longer penal sentences to be handed out to those in possession of weapons. I would like to see mandatory 2-year sentences handed out to anyone found in possession of a knife whilst walking the streets - such a policy would make these youngsters think twice before stepping out. As is, I believe the current sentence is under a year and I don't believe there have been a great deal of prosecutions.
It's a terrifying development in London and Johnson's mayorship could be the one to revolutionise the way in which crime is tackled in London.
Without wanting to turn this thread into one filled with requests to "lynch them", what do you think to be the most sensible means of deterring knife crime? I believe in increasing sentences for those found to be in posession of a weapon, regardless of whether or not it has been used to commit a crime. In my view, no-one carries a weapon who does not have the intent or the willingness to use it and that is reason enough to warrant a lengthy jail sentence.
I think Johnson's legacy could be as great as Giuliani's in New York in terms of tackling soaring levels of violent crime but it will require the co-operation of the judiciary in allowing for longer penal sentences to be handed out to those in possession of weapons. I would like to see mandatory 2-year sentences handed out to anyone found in possession of a knife whilst walking the streets - such a policy would make these youngsters think twice before stepping out. As is, I believe the current sentence is under a year and I don't believe there have been a great deal of prosecutions.
It's a terrifying development in London and Johnson's mayorship could be the one to revolutionise the way in which crime is tackled in London.