My Son got mugged last night. How do you think we can make the streets safer ?

Question

My son is ok, just a bit shuck up. They got his phone and some money. The Police were very helpful.

Answer 1

More real police? I got pulled over, for having incorrect font on my number plates (which was there when i bought the car) but i've seen people driving obviously pissed or doing 60 on my 30mph road..... As a teenager (i'm 18 now) i've been mugged 3 times and people have attempted it at least a dozen times. The best way to do it is instead of putting people in and out of young offenders, put them in the army, make them work, the police need to stop wasting their time pulling me over, or stopping you randomly in the street, or sitting doing paperwork, they need to be out and about, looking in the dangverous areas... why is it you never see police patrolling near alleys, dark parks, etc. They always seem to be on the high street during the middle of the day? Hardly a crime hotspot - especially a crime hotspot with crimes occuring that will actually be seen.

Hope your son's alright. I think anyone involved in violent crimes needs to have their sentences doubled, put them in adult prisons.

Answer 2

More police is only part of the answer, people who carry out muggings and theft usually start early in life and that's the time to change them with a no tolerance approach. Kids nowadays do not fear anyone because they are fully aware that no one can touch them. This is a nonsense approach. Children of eleven and up wards can terrorise council and other estates if they are not kept under control. When a child starts to misbehave in a big way and offend time and time again the police and authorities should have thew power to remove the child to a place of correction, away from the estate he/she is terrorising or offending. To much importance is placed on the offender and not enough placed on the victim or victims. Victims also have rights but until the authorities realise this crime will keep spiralling out of control.

Answer 3

We can only make the streets safer when theCourts dish out more severe sentences and we see police on the beat, not only in the city, but in the suburbs as well . When I was younger, this country had capital punishment for murder, and this was a rare crime because of this deterrent. What we have now is murders every day. A mugging in my day would have 5 years inside, today its 3 months maximum . The law is failing people badly in this country, and it will lead one day to people taking the law into their own hands, and who can blame people doing this when we seem to have no law and order anymore. We must repeal the Human rights bill for a start. It is good in theory but not in practice. Lawyers exploit it at every turn they can. and the victim gets the rotten end of the stick every time.

Answer 4

The streets would be safer if the courts were able to hand out proper sentences for the scroats that carry out these crimes. I am sure the police would be more effective if they saw stricter punishments for offenders being implemented. If the prisons are full lets hang some of the more persistant and serious criminals, what use are they anyway if they can't get along with the rest of society? Also, kick out the immigrants, illegal or otherwise who clog up our jails and this would make room for some of the scum who mug decent people.Once they are there leave them in to rot, it's all they deserve.

Answer 5

I too have been the victim of a mugging attack - luckily only my pride was hurt and they didn't get away with much.

Greater police (or neighbourhood watch) presence. Stiffer punishments - not just spot fines - but enrolment into boot camps to teach some discipline to these layabouts - followed by many months community service (e.g. litter duty, grafitti removal) this should go some way towards paying for their crimes.

Answer 6

The answer, though obvious, is not one that is likely to happen. Until there are bobbies on the beat again and realistic punishment dished out by the courts, nobody is safe on the streets. Since Dunblane guns are available only to criminals and the public are at risk of prosecution if they defend themselves. The most you can hope for is criminal compensation, but that only applies after a conviction. I am very sorry this has happened to your son and do hope he is OK. What a country.

Answer 7

Sorry about that, i hope he is okay and not hurt.

i got mugged last month, went to the police station etc etc and after i had given my statement, they let me go (with no money, phone, etc ). it was 2am, pitch black and they didnt offer me a lift.

police need to be less stupid.

i guess we have to never walk about alone in the dark; i will always get a cab from now on when i have been out. the extra cost is worth it.

tell your son not everyone is a b**tard out to mug you, the next day you feel like a right victim.

Answer 8

Studies show that something as simple as improving street lighting can reduce crime in an area. Most local authorities do not do so on the basis of cost. However, this is something of a fallacy.

The most recent paper by Dr. Painter and fellow researcher Professor David Farrington, published in the international journal 'Lighting Research & Technology, Volume 33 Number 1 (2001)' is entitled 'The cost benefits of improved street lighting, based on crime reduction.' This paper was written to "…investigate the effects of improved street lighting on crime in Dudley and Stoke-on-Trent" and showed that "…crimes decreased by 41% in the experimental area [Dudley]…with a 15% decrease in a control area" and "In Stoke, crimes decreased by 43% in the experimental area and by 45% in two adjacent areas, compared with a decrease of only 2% in the control areas." As a result, it was concluded that the "…financial savings (from reduced crimes) exceeded the financial costs by between 2.2 and 9.4 times after one year."

http://www.urbislighting.com/lightingandcrime.php3

Having been a victim of crime I know its not easy to get over. If your son still feels shaky after a while seriously think about getting in touch with victim support.

Answer 9

so sorry 4 ur son thier is no defenative answer the only 1 i can think is to get more police on the streets or pcso's

Answer 10

Although i believe in gun owner ship i think there are too many idiots out there to arm the public for such actions. I do however think we should start to fight back for our streets, our communitys our rights etc.