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Madhatter · 15-02-2008, 23:24

Not sure how you can say there's no such thing as petty crime, saying all crimes are serious de-rates serious crime.
The sex offenders register does that, All sex offenders are lumped together on the list regardless of whether they're rapists, child molesters or a 17 yr old that got his 15 n 3/4 yr old girl friend pregnant. Lucky we're not in america I suppose or he'd be a rapist too.

You need clear labels for different types of crimes, different ways of dealing with those crimes and different levels of punishment.

They are petty compared to murder. Shoplifting certainly is. Stealing from a till is. That is NOT to say that those crimes aren't that, a crime because we all know that they are. We all know they hurt people, affect lives can mentally scar people and cause financial hardship. They are still petty though. That is what the law defines them as.

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Madhatter God Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wonderland Posts: 2,767 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 43	Re: death penalty? Not sure how you can say there's no such thing as petty crime, saying all crimes are serious de-rates serious crime. The sex offenders register does that, All sex offenders are lumped together on the list regardless of whether they're rapists, child molesters or a 17 yr old that got his 15 n 3/4 yr old girl friend pregnant. Lucky we're not in america I suppose or he'd be a rapist too. You need clear labels for different types of crimes, different ways of dealing with those crimes and different levels of punishment. They are petty compared to murder. Shoplifting certainly is. Stealing from a till is. That is NOT to say that those crimes aren't that, a crime because we all know that they are. We all know they hurt people, affect lives can mentally scar people and cause financial hardship. They are still petty though. That is what the law defines them as.