Christmas eve shooting on Merseyside

[KS55]

Also, imagine the hours gained, simply by not having police dealing with criminality relating to drugs, and what these hours could actually be used to tackle.

Crime reduced by 25% in Switzerland and 50% in Portugal when possession was decriminalised.

 

[halfmist]

Which countries CJS would you prefer ours to be modelled on out of interest, given a choice?

There is nothing wrong with the Country we have , it just needs a JCB to level out the playing field

 

[halfmist]

Spoilsport

Just go over to the politics thread. I have been known to bat against 10 of them at a time, great minds think alike, safety in numbers and a chance to get their likes figures up.. I will PM you next time I pop over.

 

[Betterdeedthan red]

Which countries CJS would you prefer ours to be modelled on out of interest, given a choice?

If it was someone who's opened fire with no regard for human life I'd use Iraq as a reference

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Based on something I read once.

Sounds good to me then

 

[mexico1970]

Based on what?

That cost might be that they keep the person detained for 20 or so years before they eventually prosecute the sentence.

 

[Nascent Blues]

Crime reduced by 25% in Switzerland and 50% in Portugal when possession was decriminalised.

Do those statistics exclude drug offences that would have previously been included?

 

[Stephen230]

Sounds good to me then

Here you go then.

Tried to post a link that’s not working. But this is extract from it.

 

[KS55]

Do those statistics exclude drug offences that would have previously been included?

I think not, but I am relying on a short news report at the time.

 

[KPXBLN]

Sounds good to me then

there have been loads of studies over many many years that make this finding. Here’s a link to a few examples. https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/costs/summary-of-states-death-penalty

To be honest though in my opinion the cost is irrelevant to why the death penalty is wrong.