Even if the police are able to make an arrest the prisons are overcrowded and some old fart of a judge will probably decide to send the offender on a holiday abroad instead of a prison cell.

The Police

There are more police in the UK now right? Well....where are they? They are certainly not on the beat. Your house has just been burgled or your car stolen and yet trying to get a police officer to do something about it is becoming increasingly more difficult.

What can be done to help the police more and ensure that we get value for money from our police force?

Ask any member of the public what they think about judges and magistrates, barristers and solicitors and the majority will soon tell you that the law is a mess. Shouldn't we have some national guidelines on sentencing and less emphasis on the whims of local judges who depending on their mood on the day can dish out sentences that often seem entirely innapropriate?

So many people in the UK have been at the receiving end of some form of theft or violence that if unreported crimes were taken into account the statistics would be horrendous. Why do crimes not get reported? Well if you have ever reported a crime you will find out why. See what some of our contributors have to say on this subject.

Is it about time that we got tough on antisocial behaviour and violent crime. In fact, isn't it about time we got tough on all forms of crime. Do the so called 'do gooders' piss you off? What would you do about crime and the law in the UK?

It is more likely that if you take defensive action or act in a violent manner to protect your home and family that you will be the person ending up in court. Has the world gone mad? What rights do we have when the odds are stacked in favour of the criminal?

One of our most well known exports seems to be football hooligans and the behaviour and moronic attitude of some of these people defies belief. As a nation we should be ashamed of ourselves. Just what is being done about this? Should be adopt a zero tolerance policy?

Smashed up phone kiosks, graffiti on walls, damaged vehicles and outright senseless behaviour on the part of street yobs or gangs of youths around Britain's towns and cities has reduced some areas to almost dereliction.

Should we be sorry for poor little Johnny who comes from a broken home and a poor family? Is this an excuse? How come many third world countries where poverty is the norm the attitude of the local people is so different.

Is this attitude so entrenched in our society now that we have come to accept this type of behaviour? No wonder so many Brits emigrate.

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