England riots: IDS considers ending looters' benefits

[dazdon]

England riots: IDS considers ending looters' benefits

People convicted but not jailed for rioting could be stripped of benefits under plans considered by Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith.

He said he would prefer it that such an approach, if adopted, was carried out by the courts and not the government.

Currently, those jailed lose benefits but other punishments, like community service, do not prompt such a loss.

It comes as a split between Tories and Lib Dems has emerged over plans to evict families of rioters.

A wave of rioting, looting and arson spread from London to parts of the East and West Midlands, Merseyside, Bristol, Manchester and Gloucester last week.

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What a first class idiot this entitled twat is.

Stopping someones benefits is a sure way of getting them to commit more crime.

Why is he in a job?

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

As long as bankers and MP's and other financial bods caught doing fraud have their pensions revoked.
Thought not

 

[mcmanus]

I'd love it.

Every theif, prostitute, mugger, cheating MP, shoplifter, rioter get fuck all with no job prospects and just let loose on the street would be be middle England's nightmare not mine. I'd be laughing.

The police would be so overstretched with posh folk's houses getting turned over or getting robbed blind in the strèet the thieves would leave me and my house alone and go berserk for the big money.

All for it.

 

[dazdon]

IDS would soon change his tune if he was being constantly mugged and bummed in the bushes....

Or maybe not

 

[StrangewaysHereWeCome]

I could see this causing more harm than good

 

[johnny on the spot]

Way to start a class war, IDS. Hope you're ready.

 

[Skashion]

So people who don't mind looting when on benefits are going to do what exactly once they are stopped?

 

[BlueBearBoots]

Send them into the army fir 6 months - teach them some discipline and respect - I really do think they should bring back national service

 

[johnny on the spot]

Yep, let's take the most disaffected, pissed off people we've got and give them all guns and hand grenades. Should work a treat.

 

[Mike N]

England riots: IDS considers ending looters' benefits

People convicted but not jailed for rioting could be stripped of benefits under plans considered by Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith.

He said he would prefer it that such an approach, if adopted, was carried out by the courts and not the government.

Currently, those jailed lose benefits but other punishments, like community service, do not prompt such a loss.

It comes as a split between Tories and Lib Dems has emerged over plans to evict families of rioters.

A wave of rioting, looting and arson spread from London to parts of the East and West Midlands, Merseyside, Bristol, Manchester and Gloucester last week.

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What a first class idiot this entitled twat is.

Stopping someones benefits is a sure way of getting them to commit more crime.

Why is he in a job?

In a Government full of incompetent idiots, this fool has to be the worst.