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Originally Posted by mark christopher
mate has just come back from dubai
one prison, not full, reason they know if they get caught stealing they loose a hand
simple fact is do the crime expect punishment, not some cushy hotel
family member is a prision officer, half the lads in then go out and say see you in a month boss, there soon back, there reason, they know no more and as they put it it easy in there, everything is supplied to a better standard they have out side............ well done to the do gooders  |
But, Mark, what is their crime clear-up rate? If it is in the high 90s, then the penalty is a deterrent as people know thye will be caught, and then the penalty applies. If the clear-up rate is low, then crime goes unpunished whatever the penalty. Unless you know the clear-up rate, your point is useless, as it just repeats the completely unsubstantiated notion that people are having their hands chopped off!
Crime in Dubai is rising, despite the punishments. That they don't release crime figures, and we have to rely on reports from the Foreign Office and the US Department of State, is another clue as to their clear-up rate?
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Originally Posted by b4pete
Oh how different the country would be if a real Northerner like me or nobby became prime-minister!
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Er... the last two Prime Ministers were born in Scotland - how much further North do you need to be??!!!
Harold Wilson was born in Huddersfield and represented Liverpool Huyton. He did more to liberalise censorship, immigration, divorce, homosexuality and abortion than any Prime Minister before or since! And it was under Harold that the death penalty was abolished. Not sure that profile fits yours or Nobby's posts, so why exactly is a Northerner for PM such a good idea?
