The "tough on crime" nonsense

[Lilith7]

well labours soft on crime nonsense didnt work did it, lets hear your solution

While its unlikely that crime will stop altogether, we can & should be doing all we possibly can to minimise it.

 A fairer society where no one struggles to keep food on the table & a roof over their heads. You know, where people are paid a wage which is sufficient to actually live on.

And where kids are taught parenting skills & basic budgeting, cooking & gardening.

And where the general population understands the causes of crime because every person has access to free education (& healthcare) throughout their lives & so can comprehend the causes & understand that harsher penalties lead to more crime rather than reducing it.

And in addition they'll also understand that politicians of every stripe tend to start banging that old 'get tough on crime' drum whenever there's a drop in the popularity of govt or an election's within cooee....