New Labour Say: Jail The Unemployed!

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― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 27 October 2006 14:18 (nineteen years ago)

And it's about time, too.

― hearditonthexico (rogermexico), Friday, 27 October 2006 14:19 (nineteen years ago)

send a signal that punishment is determined by the size of your bank balance - not the gravity of your crime

Isn't this how it works already, more or less?

― The sun sets on twelve tons of pickled onions. A dynasty is dying... (Dada), Friday, 27 October 2006 14:21 (nineteen years ago)

The Liberal Democrats' home affairs spokesperson Nick Clegg said the ideas "deserve further scrutiny".

Is there NOBODY left to vote for at the next election?

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 27 October 2006 14:23 (nineteen years ago)

Is there ever anybody left to vote for at any election?

― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Friday, 27 October 2006 14:24 (nineteen years ago)

Marcello should run.

― teh_kit (g-kit), Friday, 27 October 2006 14:24 (nineteen years ago)

What, you have a problem with the "middle ground" Marcello?

― The sun sets on twelve tons of pickled onions. A dynasty is dying... (Dada), Friday, 27 October 2006 14:24 (nineteen years ago)

Marcello should run.

Like blazes, the first chance I get.

― P McGoohan, pp MC (nostudium), Friday, 27 October 2006 14:25 (nineteen years ago)

"send a signal that punishment is determined by the size of your bank balance - not the gravity of your crime"

So is it equally wrong to follow the Norwegian way of doing fines whereby people are fined a percentage of their income?

― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Friday, 27 October 2006 14:28 (nineteen years ago)

the Norwegian way of doing fines whereby people are fined a percentage of their income?

Can't see the Daily Mail/ New Labour going for that idea

― The sun sets on twelve tons of pickled onions. A dynasty is dying... (Dada), Friday, 27 October 2006 14:30 (nineteen years ago)

Indeed. I think it's great — they recently stung a former World Rally Champion with a fine of something like a million quid for driving past a school too fast. And when you see 4x4 driving numpties parking on red routes while they go for a latte because the fine is small change to them, you can see the appeal.

But, and I'm just being Devil's advocate here, isn't it just as wrong to fine someone more because they're rich as it is to make someone do community service for longer because they have less other stuff to do?

― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Friday, 27 October 2006 14:58 (nineteen years ago)

― The sun sets on twelve tons of pickled onions. A dynasty is dying... (Dada), Friday, 27 October 2006 14:58 (nineteen years ago)

And when you see 4x4 driving numpties parking on red routes while they go for a latte because the fine is small change to them, you can see the appeal.

... the businessman, in his suit and tie, drinking his latte...

― benrique (Enrique), Friday, 27 October 2006 14:59 (nineteen years ago)

percentage method is good.

― ;_; (blueski), Friday, 27 October 2006 15:00 (nineteen years ago)

The percentage method was introduced by the Tories in the 1991 Criminal Justice Act, but they backtracked on it in 1992, after lots of stories of nice businessmen getting fined 1000 quid for speeding in their BMWs.

― Dave B (daveb), Friday, 27 October 2006 15:06 (nineteen years ago)

I eagerly await Marcello's platform. Especially his "troll"-deporting policy!

― The Real Esteban Buttez (EstieButtez1), Saturday, 28 October 2006 06:30 (nineteen years ago)

Send 'em back to where they came from (under the bridges).

― Ed (dali), Saturday, 28 October 2006 06:33 (nineteen years ago)

Heh, more stereotypical populism!

― The Real Esteban Buttez (EstieButtez1), Saturday, 28 October 2006 06:53 (nineteen years ago)

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― latebloomer: Winner of the Congressional Medal of....UGLY (latebloomer), Saturday, 28 October 2006 09:36 (nineteen years ago)

don't you guys have rules against slavery? get with the times!

― GOD PUNCH TO HAWKWIND (yournullfame), Saturday, 28 October 2006 10:03 (nineteen years ago)

fining someone a percentage of their income (is good and) is different to sentencing someone to more hours of community service because we all have the same number of hours in a day. i hate the way they assume that because a person is unemployed they're not busy. fuck off.

― emsk ( emsk), Saturday, 28 October 2006 10:14 (nineteen years ago)

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