Crime and
Punishment 2012

CRIME DEFINITIONS

Crime Definitions

• Murder in the first degree.
• Murder in the second degree.
• Manslaughter in the first degree.
• Manslaughter in the second degree.
• Robbery with violence.
• Assault with violence.

Typical Jail Terms.

• Life without parole.
• 25 years to life.
• 15 to 25 years.
• 9 to 15 years.
• Sentences to run consecutively NOT concurrently.
• Non violent crimes should attract jail time as appropriate.
• The prime reason a violent criminal should be jailed is to take that person off the streets so as not to harm another victim.

Question.

• Should the death penalty be reintroduced for murder?
• DNA and sophisticate forensic scientific evidence analysis can now offer a 100% guarantee of guilt or innocence.

Juvenile Crime.

• Juveniles should be subjected to jail time for violent crime in separate juvenile prisons.
• Parents/Guardians should be responsible for juveniles.
• Parents/Guardians should be liable for their child's actions and be made to pay compensation and full restitution to their child's victims.
• Causing Death While Driving. (bold or underlined)
• The law should be changed from causing death by dangerous driving/careless driving to "Causing death while driving".
• Example: A drugged/drunken driver kills an innocent pedestrian or other driver should face a manslaughter charge and face a prison term of 15 years to life.
• The average punishment for causing death by dangerous driving is 3 years jail.

Self Defence

It is our belief that:

"Every law abiding citizen should have the automatic right to defend themselves, their families and their property by any means available without fear of prosecution and/or being sued by the criminal".