CCTV is all very well after the event, what about a bit of prevention instead?

Question

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1039758/Caught-CCTV-The-moment-drunken-gang-kicked-man-unconscious-girl-rifled-pockets.html

Answer 1

Know what you mean-they do as they like-CCTV is ok but if the law does not have zero tolerance what's the point!

Answer 2

How sad no one came to help that poor guy....I would love to see that gang get the same treatment....Starting with that B****h....

Answer 3

In UK law, something is not a crime until it happens.

To stop something before it may happen can quite rightly lead to a harassment charge.

However, there are basic steps that can be taken by a motivated Government rather than a reactive soundbite Government.

Public Houses/clubs could be graded by a star system, these stars have to be earned by items such as good order, no drunkenness, no congregating outside the pub/club, food being served, calling time when a person has had enough. Nil Star pubs/clubs are closed after one year.

This would be called a Publicans responsibility; which was always so, but unfortunately with the shortage of over the counter takings the need is to keep serving.

Food should always be served in a pub.

With the stars system there should be Government reward. Such as a reduction in tax against takings and wages, help with tax for the self employed landlord/manager.

Recognition within the drinks industry in the form of tax free bonuses.

How is this going to be paid for?.

Cheap booze is a massive industry, add 400% taxation immediately to cheap booze, then it will no longer be cheap.

Anyone under the age limit to be given a custodial sentence in a drying out clinic; in the short term this costs extra, but the NHS savings would be apparent.

Any licensee serving to under age persons to lose their licence immediately with a ban on renewal for 10 years, the Public House/Club to be closed for 28 days with re-opening upon appeal, and new licencee.

Report and reward for anyone reporting under age drinking, heavy fines against parents i.e. £10,000-00, with anonymous reward, say £1,000-00. Reports via a system similar to ''Crime Stoppers''.  

This would of course require reactive policing (difficult I know), but much crime is caused during drunkenness,.

This I feel would break the cycle, after all it takes practice to binge drink.

Any and all crimes of violence to have a custodial sentence of a minimum of 10 years (to be served).

Stop the Judiciary using drink as an excuse for violence; it may be an added reason but the violent person chose to drink, the innocent that was attacked did not choose to be attacked.

A bit long winded, but I hope it helps; you never know there may be a ''listening'' MP reading this.

Some hope!.

Answer 4

CCTV is a deterrant. Crime has significantly dropped in areas with CCTV (though it may have moved elsewhere!). Only an idiot(like those in the images) would commit crime in view of a camera