[Bonnyboy]

In my opinion, there’s a raft of issues that would have to be dealt with in order to slow down the occurrence of violent crime.
There seems , in general terms, to be less respect for authority these days.
I know myself that I was far less strict with my daughter’s upbringing than my parents were with me. I’m sure my parents were less strict with me than their parents were with them and so down the line. So in some respects we, the parents, have to hold our hands up.
Schooling is far different these days, far more freedom to express yourself and if you overstep the mark there seems to be little in the way of punishment. It needs addressing.
Policing, what’s happened to that ? I would like to see the police back on the beat. Police boxes back on the streets. The police should know their territory, the individuals who are troublesome. Have a word with the child who is stealing from the corner shop, nip it in the bud. Small crimes lead to larger crimes.
Prison should be feared again. Human rights must be forgone in prison. Prisons are overcrowded because prisoners have a lifestyle akin to that of being at home and in some instances better than that of many law abiding citizens. How many prisoners do you think will die this winter because of hypothermia?? Feed them, water them, allow them to wash and have them breaking rocks in a yard for 12 hours.
The media must change. Do we need all this up to the minute crime reporting. I don’t think it always serves us well.
So called pop artist/rap artists whatever they are, they shouldn’t be allowed to lyricise about beating their women or gang feuds. Similar rules must be made for the makers of films, TV programmes, Playstation type games and so on.
Kids are impressionable, always have been, always will be.
Those are just a few ideas I had kicking around in my head. I’m sure there are a lot of other issues that require attention.