tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post4426751319916442472..comments2024-03-04T16:39:30.609+13:00Comments on Lindsay Mitchell: DuhLindsay Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-38137103508834038512007-10-02T09:30:00.000+13:002007-10-02T09:30:00.000+13:00Lindsay, how many of these people " put behind bar...Lindsay, how many of these people " put behind bars" were released on home detention and refoffending? Perhaps thats why more are being " locked up" because they cant get home detention....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-56242608488828661922007-10-02T09:07:00.000+13:002007-10-02T09:07:00.000+13:00"Reassuring" is a bad choice of word. I'll try aga..."Reassuring" is a bad choice of word. I'll try again. If the increase in violent crime was occurring because we were putting fewer people in prison it would be more understandable. At the moment we are unable to lock criminals up at a rate which reduces crime. Both rates are going up. I see nothing "positive" there.<BR/><BR/>On reflection, releasing people is not the opposite of imprisoning more. Imprisoning less is. I will change the post. Thanks for pointing this out. Bit of a cheek entitling my post "Duh":-)<BR/><BR/>Still I think I know what I mean. I'm not sure they do.Lindsay Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-6839197142968748942007-10-02T08:22:00.000+13:002007-10-02T08:22:00.000+13:00"Surely we could be reassured if crime was increas..."Surely we could be reassured if crime was increasing because more criminals were being released. The two together would make sense."<BR/><BR/>Not sure I follow this,Lindsay.<BR/><BR/>Are you saying that if released criminals were committing the increased levels of crime when they got out, then that would be reassuring?<BR/><BR/>Maybe I do follow what you mean (after reading that and the next paragraph several times).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com