Clearly any significant punishment is going to have be in the neighborhood of what you could conceivably call "cruelty" if it's going to be much of a punishment at all.
Absolutely bang on the money Yoda.
Softening the laws is not the answer.
The
softening of laws and being all 'humane' about 'rights' etc, is exactly why last year Britain got hit with the London riots, which then consequently spread to almost every major city in the country.
Q: What did every law abiding citizen I know say about the rioters?
A: Use rubber-bullets.
Q: What did the Police actually do?
A: Nothing. Because the Prime Minister said we should embrace these 'troubled' people and give them some love and hugs and kisses.
I've got a criminal record. You know what for?
I woke one night to find a man in my house who was armed with a bat and he was standing outside my 12 month old daughter's bedroom door. So, quite simply, I beat him till he stopped wriggling, and subsequently got arrested for assault and recieved an 8 year suspended sentence.
You know what the burglar got? A nice hospital bed and was let free after a few weeks. He's still out there somewhere.
British prisons in particular are another joke.
An old aquaintence of mine recently got out of prison for drug dealing. I bumped into him a while back and asked him if he'd learned his lesson. His answer, and I quote:
"Nah mate. Dealing's good money and jail's an easy term. If I get caught again, it doesn't matter, I can just deal inside like I did last time."
Needless to say, I haven't spoken to him since.
As for the thread asking about the death sentence: Certain crimes, yes have it. In particular Child Molestation.
I think Britain should re-introduce it and should toughen and
rewrite the existing laws.
Quick Analogy: Modern Society has lived and grown off the back of the freedom that our grandparents fought for in the World Wars. What have we done with it? We've created the London Riots.
Bring back tougher laws and cops and politicians that know how to kick @rse.
That's my rant over. Feel better now