More Nu Labour Success!

Not content with detection rates on crime in some areas being as low as 3%, the Government illustrates it's tough on crime stance with the news that nearly 50% of the tiny minority of criminals that are actually caught get off with a fine or a warning.

More than 600,000 offenders last year were dealt with without even being brought before a court. They escaped with cautions, official warnings or on-the-spot fines.

The report by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at King's College, London makes grim reading with murders increasing over the lifetime of this Government by more than a third from 600 in 1997 to 820 last year, violent crime up along with increases in all areas of criminal activity.

This report comes out at a time when the Government is spending so much money on adverts trying to scare people away from benefit fraud. No ifs, no buts, you may find yourself with an interview under caution and a criminal record.

5 years for murder, open prison, home visits, a fine for committing 980 shop lifting offences, 3 months for GBH, a caution for sexual assault, prisons full, Government sleaze, foreign criminals at large, no criminal record check before entering the country, human rights for criminals, householders not allowed to defend themselves, Cash for questions, loans for peerages ...............

With just about everything in this country becoming a crime, from 1 mile an hour over the speed limit, rubbish in the wrong bin, not seating 12 year old children on booster seats, through to revving your engine in a racist manner, and fox hunting, it's no wonder that crime is on the increase, the law has become a joke.

The penalty for continually stealing from your local shop is less than that awarded for disposing of your rubbish in the wrong bin. The jail time for "offending "someone is likely to be four times longer than if you assault them.

Still, with real unemployment in this country running at its highest for decades, perhaps it is appropriate that one particular trade should see such a marked increase, after all, this Government is definitely leading by example.


Half of criminals get off with a warning or a fine