Here is something, not in the Mail but a tech weblog called engadget

Good.

Nah that's ridiculous. I don't think a prison sentence is ever an appropriate punishment for a victimless crime. A fine would be preferable - if it's not enough then make it a bigger fine until it is, or issue a driving ban.

Unlike a fine, prison sentences just end up costing the tax-payer money. I can't imagine many tax-payers willing to pay for text-and-drivers to be locked up.

You can still see when you're on the phone while driving, but I couldn't text and have my eyes on the road at the same time. Two years is a bit hefty IMHO, but if you can go to prison/get banned for drink driving, I think texting would warrant a similar punishment.
(In fact, prison is ridiculous, but text-driving is one of my pet hates.)

Sorry, the title was typed in by me. The last sentence was also part of the next paragraph.

It is sourced info. You'd have to view the wiki for the proper formatting.

The left liberal wishy-washy Brown's broadcasting corporation (did I miss any?) has this interesting article

Summarised: two officers think they do too much paperwork and have to meet targets and quota and aren't allowed to use their own judgement enough.

I found these paragraphs most interesting:


I wonder if we'll see that in the Mail. If we do I suspect it'll be by a columnist and twisted and exaggerated:
"Now police blame parents for their failings". "In an extraordinary claim, the police force are blaming parents for being too dependant on the police. In this land of Health and Safety rules where we cannot shout at our children for fear of being sued, parents are calling police to do it for them - and rightly so. Well now the police aren't happy and blame parents for everything.
This is yet more political correctness / failing government etc"

Fit woman has bag taken (or not)

'Snatching hangbags is not a crime,' police tell theft victim

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/a ... ge_id=1770



Dino may merit his own thread.

http://www.javelinsoft.com/company/dinocv.htm

She is hot. Erm, anyway.

Sensationalist headline, mediocre story.



Sounds relatively reasonable to me.
Okay, so she had it nicked, but the fact is she got it back. Perhaps people would prefer the police go wasting their time trying to convict someone with very little or no evidence.

[mail reader]She was lucky she didn't get done for chasing the thief under this human rights dictatorship police state[/mail reader]



I'll just get the surrey phonebook out then I might go on a spot of identify theft.
The prat.

Hmm, the phrasing is of course off.

In an ideal world the police would of gone after the person, and one would hope in general one would get a better response than that, undoubtedly.

As the Mail frequently bleats, we don't live in a perfect world.

Er, do you have human rights in a dictatorship police state?? Gar, i can feel my head imploding,

This is the same group of readers who are saying that the police shouldn't waste their time with petty criminals (people who speed) and should go after murderers are rapists.

Each to their own I suppose, but I happen to think she looks like Buzz Lightyear following a sex-change.

I agree, A ban is probably the way to hurt them really. Seeing as if it was a mail reader they wouldn't dare use public transport, they just moan about it.

Standing in the street and firing a machine gun into the air would also be a victimless crime - unless you count the passers by who would be scared witless. The justice system would also take into account that such a reckless and illegal act could easily have resulted in innocent persons being seriously injured or killed. If the guy driving the car alongside you on the motorway doing 70mph also happened to be texting, that might scare you witless as well. The justice system would also take into account that such a reckless and illegal act could well result in innocent motorists being seriously injured or killed. You see my point?
Bang the bastards up and ban them from driving for life. Anyone who texts while driving is obviously mentally unsuited to be in charge of a road vehicle.

Good point. When I wrote my original comment I wasn't really paying attention and thought it was just about people talking on a mobile phone.

Texting while driving is rightly absurd - as bad as reading a newspaper on the steering wheel. Prison sentences would seem a good idea but 2 years is ridiculously excessive. Especially when some crimes with actual victims or property damage can get less than that.