tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294928770519722820.post253984413862795725..comments2024-03-08T14:35:24.649+00:00Comments on The Justice of the Peace Blog: ADDICTS NEED TREATMENT; NOT FINESThe Justice of the Peacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795957459681808206noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294928770519722820.post-44810356206192447752016-11-20T09:14:30.042+00:002016-11-20T09:14:30.042+00:00Crafty, but I suspect futire, bit of advertising t...Crafty, but I suspect futire, bit of advertising there!<br />More seriously, it does show how careful court chairmen and judges have to be before they open their mouths in court; less is generally better.<br />That said, drunk and disorderly offenders are tedious, waste police and court time and block up police cells; courts are quite unable to do anything to alter their behaviour as only a small fine is available as a penalty. Most towns will have a number of very regular customers and nine times out of ten the fine will be deemed served by the time spent (usually overnight)in custody - for the main reason that the prospect of the fine being paid is minimal as they will already be having the maximum deduction from benefits. <br />I think some prosecuting authorities have experimented with using old common law vagrancy acts to up the ante (can't remember offhand exactly which) but I suspect many courts will see that as equally impotent: probation can offer nothing which deals with the causes of their behaviour and imprisonment is seen as entirely disproportionate to the offense even in habitual offenders.<br />So I agree with JP: addicts need something other than court. Unfortunately that will cost money so will not happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294928770519722820.post-34082950419267247832016-11-19T11:26:17.293+00:002016-11-19T11:26:17.293+00:00You ought to be a part of a contest for one of the...You ought to be a part of a contest for one of the finest websites on the internet. I most certainly will highly recommend this web site!<br /><a href="http://www.midwest-antiaging.com/injectables/juvederm/" title="Juvederm Injections Chicago" rel="nofollow">Juvederm Injections Chicago</a><br />Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881470711322375468noreply@blogger.com