Abarbarian
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I think that they should bring back the rope for serial killers . This would free up a bit of prison space and would put the murdering scum out of the publics mind . I'm sick of hearing about Myra Hindley etc , hang em and forget em .
When I was a lad in the 60 's you could get six months or a year in prison for carrying an offensive weapon or get sent to borstal . You were allowed to carry a fold up pocket knife as long as it was not a lock knife . A sheath knife could not have a blade longer than 6" later reduced to 4" and had to be carried in a sheath preferably attached to a belt . Even if you carried a knife of the approved size if you conceled it about your person , say in an arm sheath or a sheath at the back of your neck or a ankle sheath , then you could be prosecuted for carrying a concealed weapon .
When citizens start to fear the police . You end up with countries like Zimbabwee or Burma , look back to Stalin and Hitler .
In any police force you end up with about 10% of the intake slipping through the net and being employed even though they are unsuitable for the job . Unsuitability may be through criminal inclinations or they may just be facist bully boys . Also the stress involved in the job may lead decent officers to commit one of offences at any time in their careers .One thing is for sure even though our system is not anywhere near perfect its is better than some of the alternatives .
When I was a lad in the 60 's you could get six months or a year in prison for carrying an offensive weapon or get sent to borstal . You were allowed to carry a fold up pocket knife as long as it was not a lock knife . A sheath knife could not have a blade longer than 6" later reduced to 4" and had to be carried in a sheath preferably attached to a belt . Even if you carried a knife of the approved size if you conceled it about your person , say in an arm sheath or a sheath at the back of your neck or a ankle sheath , then you could be prosecuted for carrying a concealed weapon .
When citizens start to fear the police . You end up with countries like Zimbabwee or Burma , look back to Stalin and Hitler .
In any police force you end up with about 10% of the intake slipping through the net and being employed even though they are unsuitable for the job . Unsuitability may be through criminal inclinations or they may just be facist bully boys . Also the stress involved in the job may lead decent officers to commit one of offences at any time in their careers .One thing is for sure even though our system is not anywhere near perfect its is better than some of the alternatives .