Source 3AW:This item will also appear on our sister site People Against Lenient Sentencing. Law and Order will be a major issue in this coming state election and 3AW’s Neil Mitchell wants to know what you think on this hot topic.
Today on the Mitchell Program, Neil announced he is surveying Melbourne to obtain a snapshot of what you really think on Law and Order.
This mornin
Recently a District Court chief judge Antoinette Kennedy says the public already “expects too much” from the courts. She backs the state’s judges who, she says, have to see the “bigger picture” in sentencing criminals.
Dear judge Kennedy Your “bigger picture” has destroyed this country. Astralia is more and more being perceived as a country of criminals or a criminal’s heaven thanks to its almost non existent justice system. Police is wasting resources (taxpayers money) to catch criminals and bloody system is releasing them on bail and government pocketing the money. Ridiculous! Australia needs tough sentencing to deter people from crime. Long jail sentences come to mind, but that’s too costly ($500/day). Why not send offenders to hard labour camps for a minimum of 3 years? They would contribute to the country and have learnt their lesson at the same time. Current soft justice system is a JOKE! Criminals are laughing at it. Our politicians should look into China- one of the safest countries in the world, where people are scared to death of any wrongdoing, there is not even a graffiti vandalism to be seen anywhere. All buses and trains are free from scratches and graffiti, and look at our vandalized public transport. The only solution to save this country is to adopt a rough and tough punishment for criminals, like the one in China or Russia. Introduction of a public lashing would be great too.
Hi Neil
Thanks goodness someone is listening – I cannot believe the light sentencing that has been given out in this country for far too long. Australia is becoming a soft touch in regards to law and order. We need strong leadership from the top and any judge who does not hand down the maximum sentence for any crime should be stood down. I do not believe in minimum sentencing – do the crime then you do the time. I think this would be a far greater deterent and also I cannot believe all the people who have been convicted of manslaughter when they clearly went to the crime scene with the knive or gun to the commit the crime. Also all drug dealers should be given a maximum 20 years jail as this would help clean up the streets very quickly – I hope the government and judges are listening if they still want their jobs.
Thanks for listening.