Everyone has a right to go about their lawful business on a day to day basis without the fear of theft or attack from an assailant, we have all got the right to protect not only our personal property in our own homes but also the protection of our loved ones too.
It has been said that in the past in the UK for example you could leave your front door open and not worry about someone coming into help themselves of your property, strange as it may seem this was actually the case! It was once possible to walk down a street and not have to look at other people with fear and suspicion and glancing over ones shoulder, you could even greet a stranger in the street and not get rapid fire verbal abuse for your trouble!
But what has gone wrong with not only the UK but the rest of the world today that things have become in some areas so bad that even law enforcement are reluctant to set foot into those areas? it used to be that a police officer was looked upon not only with respect but also fear! after all i myself remember being told that you never dared answer back a police officer as they were looked upon as pillars of the community.
In most cases a quick clip of the ear from an officers hand was enough to get a naughty kid to smarten up, but these days it is more likely that the present generation of officers are the target of hooligans out causing trouble just because “they are having a laugh!”, sadly the role of a police officer these days is far poorer compared to those from the 1950’s & 1960’s as our present day bobby is bogged down with meaningless rules and regulations and a mountain of paperwork for each incident!
The laws of not only the UK but other countries appear to be a knee jerk reaction recently to alleged terror outrages over the last 10 years or more, some will no doubt say that if there is any terror attacks maybe we have brought it upon ourselves?
As much as i believe we have to have a strong justice system to guide and protect the population it is only effective if the laws in place are strong enough to punish a transgression with appropriate sentence, if the crime is serous enough then maybe the offender should serve a suitably prison sentence? this used to be the case in the past but more and more we see on the media channels where offenders are getting off with lighter and lighter sentences.
Punishment must fit the crime but this is no longer the case and no matter what the government or opposition political parties may promise (and break that promise every time!!) nothing is going to improve unless those in power actually fix the justice system so that it works better than what we have now!
