Brandon To: Good is punished, bad is rewarded – Britain’s soft-on-crime manifesto
The article discusses the issues of crime and punishment in modern Britain, highlighting that good behavior is often punished while bad behavior is rewarded. It critiques the leniency towards low-value theft and argues for a system that enforces consequences for criminal actions. The author suggests that Britain should adopt practices from other countries to restore social trust and accountability.
- ▪The law introduced in 2014 effectively decriminalized theft under £200, damaging public confidence.
- ▪The Metropolitan Police's use of facial recognition technology has led to a significant increase in arrests.
- ▪The article advocates for a system of immediate restitution and visible accountability for offenders.
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Brandon To is a Politics graduate from UCL and a Hong Kong BN(O) immigrant settled in Harrow In my previous piece, I argued that good behaviour is no longer rewarded in modern Britain. Retail workers who intervene against theft risk dismissal. But there is another half to the puzzle: bad behaviour is no longer punished. For years, Britain effectively told shoplifters that stealing below £200 was barely worth police attention. The law, introduced in 2014, pushed low-value shoplifting into a summary-only process, creating the public perception that theft under £200 was “decriminalised”. Even the Government now admits this damaged public confidence and encouraged offenders to believe there would be minimal consequences. That rule is finally being repealed. Good.
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