Whay about Boy Dave's last brainwave. Convicted criminals must pay back more than they are doing out of their benefit then they do at present, if they are fined as a punishment. Seems a fiver a week is the norm, Boy Dave says it should be twenty five quid a week.

Everyone must agree crimms must be punished, but if on benefits will this idea lead them to steal even more to pay back the fines. I don't know what the answer is, but its not Boy Dave's way.

Regards

Angel.

For once I agree with you Angel. It's an utterly stupid idea that's likely to lead to a rise in crime.

Fines for those on benefits is a ridiculous idea in the first place.

Think of it like this:

Your child breaks something in the house and as punishment you make them pay for a new one. However you give your child the pocket money to pay for it.

I agree, sometimes I think our decision makers are living in cloud cuckoo land; unless they are just giving the new prison 'business' a foot up (referring to the new privatised prison opening in Leeds).

pity he cant see that idea work for companies ripping off the gov with the minimal tax they pay :suspect:

Why not just build a massive edifice, with different halls for the sexes and children of the unemployed.
They could then be brought in, seperated from each other into the seperate halls, and set to work.
One task could be picking oakum, always useful
Another could be the treadmill, builds up the body you know.
For the children, sewing mailbags is one.

Three meals a day:-
Breakfast: Gruel
Dinner: Gruel and a slice of bread
Tea: Gruel and two slices of bread

It could be called The Workhouse.

A return to Victorian ideals, that what we need.

Yes a daft idea. If they don't get enough benefit to pay the fine, send round the baliffs instead to take possession of their LCD TVs, iPads, drug money etc.

Or what about don't commit Crime in the first place,then no problem with Benefit deductions.

Maybe people would think twice if they had to pay £25 a week. A fiver is a joke.

For once I agree with you Angel. It's an utterly stupid idea that's likely to lead to a rise in crime.

Isn't that attitude appeasment of benefit claiming criminals?

pity he cant see that idea work for companies ripping off the gov with the minimal tax they pay :suspect:

Oh change the bloody record :roll:

If you take 25 quid of them you are going to to have to give it back some other way.
We cannot allow people to die from our neglect.
This will cost us more in the long run, due to another layer of administration

For once I agree with you Angel. It's an utterly stupid idea that's likely to lead to a rise in crime.

Heres a novel idea ...................... if a crim is fined say £300 , the court should send round the baliffs to remove £300 of goods from their house BEFORE the crim is released from the court. remove the Plasma, X-Box ,mobile phones ,etc ,to pay the fine .

That way the fine is paid in full straight away and no need to deduct amounts from their benefits.

If you take 25 quid of them you are going to to have to give it back some other way.
We cannot allow people to die from our neglect.
This will cost us more in the long run, due to another layer of administration

Or they could refrain from breaking the law in the first place. :roll:

But they wont though will they the thievng pigs?

The law was relaxed about a 150 years ago when some 200 offences were capital.
We now have no capital offences, and even murder, with parole is somtimes instant.
Flog them and hang them is my idea of the way forward.

But they wont though will they the thievng pigs?

The law was relaxed about a 150 years ago when some 200 offences were capital.
We now have no capital offences, and even murder, with parole is somtimes instant.
Flog them and hang them is my idea of the way forward.

:nono::nono:

Dont let Halibut hear you saying . :hihi::hihi:

Oh change the bloody record :roll: why just because you are a muppet for this gov and cant see the wood for the trees :hihi:.

It's a sign of desperation isn't it?