Teenager faces five year stretch

[blaze]

they needa bring back the death penalty 4 those who steal n burn em or just steal n strip em. otherwise u got no chance of gettin ur car back

 

[vlv8vic]

i think death is a little too severe... in most cases really. its something that cannot be undone. a car can be fixed and some forms of rehab are far more fruitful.

 

[Boonz]

someone mentioned before that imprisonment makes them more ignorant...very true...how about keeping them in society and having a good behaviour program, curfews and community service for a couple of years.

its 2 years community service for getting caught with a fake ID...

 

[blaze]

yer sorry does sound a bit harsh i take that back, but i rekon the owner of the car should be aloud to do what ever they want to the theif, aswell as a jail sentence

 

[andyman]

if laws where stricter the world would be a happier/nicer place

 

[Boonz]

i still dont see how by changing the laws is going to stop people from stealing and burning/dumping cars.......nothing else seems to deterr vandalists so why would new rules and laws have any affect.

its really up to the owner of the vehicle to protect their property...alarms and locking their cars up overnight in a shed or garage would be a start

 

[minux]

did your space bar break? :whistling


it's good they got these new laws but the scumbags will get out of it

yeh, it is all screwy

 

[1vngal]

I agree it does sound a little harsh, but nothing else seems to the message across.

I think current laws are way to easy going, like yeah, fair enough they can say "maximum penalty of five years imprisonment" but how often does the maximum sentence get handed down to a criminal?! Not often enough.

If a crime is committed, a set punishment should be given. None of this "I'll let you off this time" bullshit. That just encourages people to do it again, more or less.

 

[calais_304]

I recon simply just make them walk the streets picking up rubbish with a sign on them letting everyone know what they did

 

[andyman]

i still dont see how by changing the laws is going to stop people from stealing and burning/dumping cars.......nothing else seems to deterr vandalists so why would new rules and laws have any affect.

lets say a this present time, you steal a car for a joy ride you get caught given a fine and a month or two in jail. Now if laws were stricter and you were sentanced to 10 years in jail without parol and a 10K fine, would you steal that car now?