is the law to strict?

Question

it seems modern law allows zero tolerance ,is this right or do people deserve a second chance?

Answer 1

the law is fine,just not strictly enforced.too many welfare groups defending bad guys actions,again and again and again.if a person commits a crime against society,remove them from society. problem solved.

Answer 2

Zero tolerance? Not a chance. Most serious crimes can be paroled, or you can be released early for good behaviour. A lot of stuff that gives jail sentences can be bailed. For drug convictions you can get time off your sentence by doing drug rehab, same for assault and anger management classes. Hell, you can plead insanity and spend 1/10th of the original jail sentence in an asylum!!



Whether the initial punishments are too strict is a different matter. In some cases i agree, in others I don't. I can see why keeping a mass murderer off the streets is a good idea, and chances are they'll be out before they're 40. On the other hand, you can get 3 years for aggravated assault, which essentially amounts to punching a guy who called you a dick, which in my book is pretty ridiculous.

Answer 3

If you do something bad enough, like rape or murder, I don't think you should get a second chance... at least for a long while, because those people make it a goal to do what they are doing. They know full well what they are doing, so they will most likely not be sorry for it for quite a while. And even if they are, they are usually only sorry for it because they got caught, and don't want to deal with that. They aren't really sorry for what they did.



If you didn't do something bad, I think it should come down to how useful you are in society. If all you do is mooch of the government and crap, I don't think you should get a second chance for quite a while either.



Everyone should get a second chance, but you have to prove that you will use it right first. So yes it is to strict in the long run, but not at first. They deserve to get in trouble for what they do, but I think down the line, they should get a chance to repent.

Answer 4

There is a trite saying that the law is an ass. I however honestly believe that there should be a second chance for first time offenders, that is, if the offence has nothing to do with murder or its like.

Answer 5

There's too many laws, the sanctions are too nasty; and there's no semblance of individualism anymore. Between PC and haling the overbearing big-brother state, you basically have no freedom.



Welcome to being the government's farm animal, fellow animal.

Answer 6

Laws are strict enough, the judiciary is too soft

Answer 7

There's an old saying : give them an inch they'll take a mile.