I tend not to post on the topic of law - largely because it is rather boring for all you readers. I can't imagine many of you flock to hear my opinions on anything at all, let alone my feelings on the efficacy of the 'Not Proven' verdict or my general thoughts on modern jurisprudence.
That said, from time to time, on a slow news day, I will blog about law. I turn Snob's Corner away from the good-honest swearbloggery that we all know and are mildly affectionate about towards the cretinous, turdigity of a blawg.
So here we go. Firstly, a wander over the Irish Sea to Norn Iron. This restorative justice scheme is, to me at least, very interesting. Not flawless, by any measure, but certainly interesting and perhaps very useful when set in the wider social context of Northern Ireland.
Secondly, we go to the 'Have your say section' of the Beeb's website. We all know why we send people to jail - to protect the public from further harm, to deter others from committing a crime, to help rehabilitate said offender (and trust that this will lead to lower recidivism rates) and to punish the offender for breaking society's laws. In my fairly extensive dealings with fairly hardened criminals, I'm not sure many take into account the possible severity of a future punishment.
When we consider that many young people who carry guns are gang-affiliated and presumably think that there life is in danger because of this carrying a weapon must seem a fairly sensible thing to do. Maybe if we examine the reasons why young people join gangs and/or feel the need to carry weapons we may be better off.
Finally, just as Scotland has it's eyes on Berwick it looks like we may be losing Shetland. Alas...
RS
That said, from time to time, on a slow news day, I will blog about law. I turn Snob's Corner away from the good-honest swearbloggery that we all know and are mildly affectionate about towards the cretinous, turdigity of a blawg.
So here we go. Firstly, a wander over the Irish Sea to Norn Iron. This restorative justice scheme is, to me at least, very interesting. Not flawless, by any measure, but certainly interesting and perhaps very useful when set in the wider social context of Northern Ireland.
Secondly, we go to the 'Have your say section' of the Beeb's website. We all know why we send people to jail - to protect the public from further harm, to deter others from committing a crime, to help rehabilitate said offender (and trust that this will lead to lower recidivism rates) and to punish the offender for breaking society's laws. In my fairly extensive dealings with fairly hardened criminals, I'm not sure many take into account the possible severity of a future punishment.
When we consider that many young people who carry guns are gang-affiliated and presumably think that there life is in danger because of this carrying a weapon must seem a fairly sensible thing to do. Maybe if we examine the reasons why young people join gangs and/or feel the need to carry weapons we may be better off.
Finally, just as Scotland has it's eyes on Berwick it looks like we may be losing Shetland. Alas...
RS
2 comments:
I tend not to post on the topic of law - largely because it is rather boring for all you readers.
Yes, I can understand that to be the reason.
I wouldn't worry about Shetland too much.
The guy bringing the action is a well-known mad Englishman.
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