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[Dunixi]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/borisjohnson/6929676/A-straightforward-way-to-preserve-law-and-order---make-everybody-kiss-and-cuddle.htmlNow what would we believe if our police dispensed justice by ordering miscreants to apologise on the spot, to spend compensation(if essential) for any injury accomplished, and to full the process by providing them a kiss?We'd consider it fairly bizarre. But believe of the saving in police bureaucracy and form filling. Feel of the economies we would make in legal costs and basic public expense. And consider of the improvement in the crime figures!

[Adron]

[Cydney]

These things are culture-specific. In Africa, the words of a man might have more weight with that man than here where we're taught from infancy(by TV) to say what needs to be said to get the job done, get the sale sold, get the people to agree. Thus, no, police here very much should not decide things by apologies, as we've too many here already for whom "I'm sorry" means zero, zip, zilch, nada(my mother-in-law uses it instead of "Shut up and leave me alone.") A kiss?! In Africa? I know HIV isn't transimtted as easily that way, but still, nuh uh. I'll take the legal fees, thank you. danielpauldavis 48 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.

[Wayland]

I really don't think that a forced apology is going to help anything? For those that usually obey the law it may help a little but for the person that goes from place to place causing havoc it will have no effect...

[aethelbert35]

trinitysaij said: 1 While this is good in thought.. what about if you were innocent? 48 months ago

[Nukpana]

YoBob said: 3 I don't think forced(and insincere) apologies are the answer. However, I do think we should take a lesson from China for most juvenile offenses as well as many misdemeanor crimes perpetrated by adults. Public caning would provide a very real deterrent in the form of public humiliation along with significant physical discomfort and it wouldn't cost nearly as much as the ineffective system of fines and short term jail time. 48 months ago