1. It mustn’t be this way
Crimes and Baddies

2. Hijacking Burglary Mugging Murder Rape Kidnapping Terrorism
Drug dealing
Mugging
Murder
Rape
Kidnapping
Terrorism

3. It mustn’t be this way

4. Hard drinking Using drugs Envy…
It’s easy to get into a habit and hard to get out of it.
Hard drinking Using drugs Envy…

5. Good actions make people better
Responsiveness
Kindness
Good breeding…

6. Crime and Panishment
June 14
Polly Filler’s article last week excellent as she
Condemns the “soft” sentences given to criminals in
This country. My brother works as a police officer and
He tells me that drug dealers, muggers and burglars
Can be out on the street only a few weeks or months
After committing their crimes or even let off with
Fines. What is even more scandalous is the fact that
Some rapists and even murderers are let out of prison
After three or four years. As a result of this, many
People are losing faith in the British system of justice.
I think we should bring back much harder sentences
In this country, so that criminals are made to
Pay for what they done. I totally agree with the
American idea of ‘three strikes and out’- that after
Committing three crimes criminals are locked up for
Life. That is the only way of protecting society and
Deterring young people from a life crime.
So much money is spent on prisons that they
Have become like luxury hotels with televisions and
Gyms. Prisoners should be made to work and not
Treated as residents at a holiday camp.
I also believe we should restore capital punishment in
This country as in the States. When a person has killed
Somebody they don’t deserve to live. We also need to
Think about the wishes of the families and friends of
Murder victims who demand that justice be done.
RJ Butcher
Kingham, Oxfordshire
June 20
I was horrified to read R J Butcher’s letter in this
Newspaper last week .He \She sees punishment as
An opportunity for revenge. In my opinion, the
Primary objective of punishment should be to
Reform the person who has committed the crime.
We need to help and reform convicted criminals
In order to make them into useful members
Of the community. We also need to eliminate the
Social problems, like drugs and poverty, that often
Lead to crime.
I am totally against harder sentences on principle.
The only time that life sentences should be given
Is when a person is so dangerous that the
Community is at risk if he or she is let out of
Prison. Mr\Ms Butcher’s suggestion that we bring
Back the death penalty is even worse. Let’s face it,
Capital punishment is judicial murder and no better
Than any other murder just because it is committed
By the state. It is a savage form of punishment which
Is against human dignity.
Besides, it is highly unfair due to judicial mistakes.
In the USA in the last 100 years 23 men have been
Executed wrongly and there are doubts about 400 other
Executions. The death penalty also affects some sections
Of the community much more than others.Consequently,
In the USA the death penalty is not as likely if the victim
Is black and the murderer white as the other way around.
Paul Mason
York

8. The only way to cut crime in our country is to make punishment more severe

9. Thank you for attention !