[MargaretR]

I was suggesting a % levy on all fines, not extension of prison sentences.

Some perpetrators of lesser crime think that they have not made anyone suffer -ie 'victimless crime' - a false assumption

Petty theft and burglary causes mental anguish.(had that too)

A motorist speeding on an empty urban road in the dead of night disturbs sleep of residents, and what if the odd one of 2 were agonisingly ill or dying - not nice is it?

When you get down to basics crime is crime and in all its forms it offends and spoils the quality of life for others.

To specify a crime which particularly offends me - dog fouling - sounds very petty doesnt it. The people who dont pick up thier dog's s**t dont think of themselves as criminals. Children can go blind if the dog isnt wormed frequently, and I physically retch at the sight of the stuff (I suppose I suffer 'mildly') but do they realise that there is very little crime which is 'victimless'.