The IPKat (2012)
1. Should the death penalty exist as a punishment for murder or terrorism?
I think that a death penalty should exist for a
terrorism only that is because a murderer might kill someone by mistake. For
example, a murderer might get into a fight and hit someone by mistake and kill
him or her.
2. Should the main purpose of prison be punishment
or rehabilitation?
In my opinion I think that the main purpose of
prison should be punished for some people, for example, people who are not
drunk or people who have not got any mental issues or any illness. On the other
hand, people who must be rehabilitation are those who have mental issues and
drunken people.
3. What is the best way to deal with juvenile crime
such as:
·
Joy-riding- the best way to deal with this crime is to punish them and put them
in jail. Some of them have license so the police can take their license off for
3 months or so.
·
Vandalism- I think that the best way to deal with this crime is to put them in
jail for one month and have some strong punishment so that they don’t ruin some
public places.
·
Graffiti- I think that they need to pay money for the police to the drawings
that they did and get into jail for one week only.
4. Is it ever right for political activities to
break the law?
Yes, but in a peaceful way for example, having a
strike or a protest without having some fights or killing each other.
5. How strict should the law be with people who
drink and drive?
I think that the law should be very strict to
people who drink and drive. For example if someone is drank and he drives a car
he might have a car accident and kill himself and he might also kill other
people, so the police must be very strict on this issue.
6. Which is the more serious problem in your
country – tax evasion or social security fraud?
Back in my country we don’t pay for taxes or the
social security fraud like gases, electricity and water. But in the UK the more
serious problem I think is the tax evasion because it is very expensive and we
need to pay tax for everything that we buy. As O’connell (2013) he reported
that the government must to reduce the tax evasion to make life much easier.
7. Should the police have the right to stop and
search you in the street without a warrant?
I don’t think that they have the right to stop us
and search us without a warrant because we didn’t do anything wrong so why
should they stop us?
8. Should the law respect the rights of homeless
people to squat in unoccupied property or shop doorways?
The law should not respect the rights of homeless
people to stay in an unoccupied property nor shop doorways because they do not
own it. So I think that the government must build something to keep all the
homeless people in it rather than letting them sleep in public places.
9. Should smoking cannabis be a criminal offence?
According to Ncpic (2008) they stated, “Some
jurisdictions have decriminalised minor cannabis offences, such as the
possession of a ‘small amount’ of the drug for personal use. This means that
the offence can be dealt with by a civil penalty, such as a fine, rather than
by receiving a criminal charge. Speeding is a good example of an offence that
is commonly dealt with by a civil penalty. If an offence is decriminalised, it
does not mean that it is legal. Legalisation of cannabis would mean that
cannabis would no longer be an illicit drug, but would be a legal drug like
alcohol and tobacco.”
Bibliography -
Ncpic, (2008), ‘Cannabis and the law’, ‘National Cannabies Prevention and Information Centre’, 1 June, [Online]. Available at: http://ncpic.org.au/ncpic/publications/factsheets/article/cannabis-and-the-law (Accessed: 20 April 2013).
O’connell.J, (2013), ‘Politicians are making tax evasion worse - which could cost every family over £200 a year', ‘The Tax Payers Alliance’, 4 March [online]. Available at: http://www.taxpayersalliance.com/home/2013/03/politicians-making-tax-evasion-worse-cost-family-200-year-2.html (Accessed: 20 April 2013).
The IPKat (2012) Crime and punishment, IP style [ Online]. Available at: http://ipkitten.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/crime-and-punishment-ip-style.html (Accessed: 20 April 2013).
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