tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287999849939481621.post7806952017582066190..comments2023-10-29T04:03:59.255-07:00Comments on Leftwing Criminologist: Plaid and CrimeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287999849939481621.post-12504730998624680012008-05-29T01:03:00.000-07:002008-05-29T01:03:00.000-07:00Excellent piece which I enjoyed reading. I always ...Excellent piece which I enjoyed reading. I always find the disparity between perceived levels of crime and the figures that we are fed for incidence of crime interesting. We are told crime is falling, the media hype relentlessly goes on, public fear of crime rises and the MP's feel they need to act more strongly. The net result is, as you say, the criminalisation of otherwise fairly innocuous acts and increasingly heavy-handed and intrusive activity by our law enforcement agencies. "Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime"? - my arse.Highlanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13071300726235352555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287999849939481621.post-66050407966165426012008-05-28T02:29:00.000-07:002008-05-28T02:29:00.000-07:00There a lot of people commenting about prisons as ...There a lot of people commenting about prisons as they keep getting very close and going over capacity for the last few years. the point i'm trying to make is that although what leanne suggests is an improvement it isn't socialism and we shouldn't kind ourselves that we can solve societies problems without socialismLeftwing Criminologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369810078697007763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287999849939481621.post-83572067027154394722008-05-27T23:33:00.000-07:002008-05-27T23:33:00.000-07:00I'm not sure if it's because of Bush in office, bu...I'm not sure if it's because of Bush in office, but in the US you don't hear such outspokeness toward prison reform. The community is muzzled. That makes that Welsh statement a pleasant surprise.Frank Partisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536211653082893030noreply@blogger.com