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Stonehedge in reply to @pacef8

Because the increase would create more of a deterrent and improve society .

I think that's the main issue. Tougher sentencing doesn't tend to reduce incidence of a crime, or at least it's rare that it does. I appreciate that it's counterintuitive.

However, increased likelihood to be caught for a crime does reduce incidence.

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jellybaby in reply to @Stonehedge

Yup. People don't consider the sentence, just how likely they think they are to get away with it. Motorists know they can speed in most places with a very low chance of getting caught. etc.

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Stonehedge in reply to @jellybaby

My memory is a bit hazy on this but I think in relatively recenty years there was an increase in sentences for assaults on emergency service workers but despite this the number of assaults increased.

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