No it didn't. I was waiting for you to pop up with that. In fact subsequent sudies showed that crime rates in Califormia started dropping significantly 2 years before the Three-Strikes Law was b… (View Post)

My experience of retail from family working in shops is that the vast majority of criminals were nicking stuff not money. If you are hearing of 'many such incidents across Merseyside' then … (View Post)

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function." (View Post)

Fascinating item by the Sky News Spanish correspondant this morning. Vox Popping shoppers etc in Madrid and finding most thought Rubiales had not really doen anything wrong. Interesting cultural diff… (View Post)

The three strikes policy is a notorious failure in the US. It hasn't reduced crime and has resulted in people receiving extreme sentances for minor infractions. (View Post)