TBH, coming from the US, I was really shocked at the light sentencing here. No, I'm not a death penalty supporter, but I do support long, tough sentences for serious felonies, repeat felons (including drunk drivers) and life with no parole sentences for egregious crimes such as 1st degree murder - premeditated - and capital murder.
Light sentences are a grave injustice, not just to the victim and his/her family but to society as a whole. And also the law enforcement officers whose job it is to carry out the law. It's a real slap in the face to them considering how they put their lives on the line every day for people. It's sickening, IMO.
When my parents first visited here, they were absolutely gobsmacked that people attacked firemen. That is a felony in their home state of Texas, and one that carries a very serious penalty. You just don't mess w/fire brigade, even in the roughest of neighbourhoods. They ALWAYS have police escort as it is.
I can't believe councils can actually find people to even put up w/such behaviour, tbh.
Got a problem w/overcrowded prisons, build more jails!
One state, Alabama, has brought back chain gangs. Prisoners clean highway layby's, grow products to make their own clothes and food, etc. One inmate complained that this violated his human rights. Until a reporter asked him how he felt about the human rights of the man he murdered for $2. He didn't have an answer to that.