UK Prisons

[Letum]

Originally Posted by Kapitan_Phillips

Whether or not I want to go to prison isnt the issue. Its whether or not the people who commit the crimes are intimidated by it so they wont commit them in the first place.

The lax sentencing system, Sky TV, and the other things the article mentioned must look like a 'reasonable risk' to a thief or criminal.

OK, So I will put it another way.

Would you take £5000 of honest cash if I offered it to you with the warning that
accepting it would mean there was a 50% chance that you would unjustly go to
prison for the next 15 years as a result of accepting the cash.

If you would not take that risk for £5000, then what amount would convince you
to take that risk?

If no amount of cash would convince you to take that risk, then you must think
prison is quite intimidating, however, that would make you a hypocrite.
So, how much would it take?

Whether or not you think prison is intimidating is very much "the issue" if you are
claiming it is not intimidating.