http://www.matthewellis.cc/archives/3303 Member of Staffordshire County Council representing Lichfield Rural East - Cabinet Member for Adults and Wellbeing Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:01:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.matthewellis.cc/archives/3303/comment-page-1#comment-16793 Bob Patchett Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:08:20 +0000 http://www.matthewellis.cc/?p=3303#comment-16793 We certainly do not need more laws or statements of good intent but shallow substance. Instead, as you say, we should apply existing legislation more rigorously. I suggest first a true zero tolerance approach to yobbish behaviour, and second penalties taking the form of unpaid and highly visible work in the community where the offence has been committed so that people can see the culprits making amends. If the probation service does not have the staff to oversee this, then I am sure that enough retired people would volunteer to be supervisors. We certainly do not need more laws or statements of good intent but shallow substance. Instead, as you say, we should apply existing legislation more rigorously. I suggest first a true zero tolerance approach to yobbish behaviour, and second penalties taking the form of unpaid and highly visible work in the community where the offence has been committed so that people can see the culprits making amends. If the probation service does not have the staff to oversee this, then I am sure that enough retired people would volunteer to be supervisors.

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