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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Now I know you are all a clever bunch here at OOF, but for the handful of our 4000 members who don't know who Draco was I will explain........Draco was a 7th Century BC Athenian Statesman who was best known, for believing in extemely harsh penalties, for any crime.

In fact for almost any crime however minor, Draco believed the penalty should be death.

A variation on his name in the form of the word "Draconian" is in common use today when we speak of something being particularly harsh or unbending.

So my question is, would Britain be a better place if Draco was in charge today?

I'm not sure myself, after all execution for dropping litter, or scrumping apples seems a little extreme to me..........but on the other hand :-/ :-?

[jereboam]

The prisons are full, the courts are overloaded, the police can't catch the criminals because they're bogged down in paperwork.

BUT we can't just go round executing people.  It may have been a suitable solution for 7th Century BC Athens, but it won't do for 21st Century Britain

[STMO123]

The prisons are full, the courts are overloaded, the police can't catch the criminals because they're bogged down in paperwork.

BUT we can't just go round executing people.  It may have been a suitable solution for 7th Century BC Athens, but it won't do for 21st Century Britain

Hmmmmmmm....... :-/

[TheBoy]

You say dropping litter is minor - the lowlifes in their corsas at McDonalds carpark who are too effing lazy to walk to bin, so open window and throw it all out...

...now, we don't need those thickos destroying the gene pool, do execution is the best option.

[Mr Skrunts]

The prisons are full, the courts are overloaded, the police can't catch the criminals because they're bogged down in paperwork.

BUT we can't just go round executing people.  It may have been a suitable solution for 7th Century BC Athens, but it won't do for 21st Century Britain

Hmmmmmmm....... :-/

Gary Glitter??

[TheBoy]

The prisons are full, the courts are overloaded, the police can't catch the criminals because they're bogged down in paperwork.

BUT we can't just go round executing people.  It may have been a suitable solution for 7th Century BC Athens, but it won't do for 21st Century Britain

Hmmmmmmm....... :-/

Gary Glitter??

I bet the do-gooders - like that stupid bloody ugly bitch from liberty who the bbc invite on all the time - will see he just needs help.

The wrong end of a 12 bore shotgun on his gonads is all the help he needs.

[Welung666]

We need a new prison island! Australia MK2  

[Mr Skrunts]

We need a new prison island! Australia MK2  

Where they use it for target practice on bombing raids.  

[cem_devecioglu]

The prisons are full, the courts are overloaded, the police can't catch the criminals because they're bogged down in paperwork.
BUT we can't just go round executing people.  It may have been a suitable solution for 7th Century BC Athens, but it won't do for 21st Century Britain

Talking about my country, here is a much worse copy..

Problem is system itself as theres no system, no plan..

if you make childrens like rabbits and dont have ability, capacity to educate (not only alphabet) , feed, build homes and find jobs and other necessary things you will end up with crime or terror by any means..

Rule is :  no countries on earth have infinite sources..

[cem_devecioglu]

And back to subject ,I believe the laws (punishment) must be proportional with crime ..(whole my childhood passed in courthouses as family are all lawyers)..

And from my experiences I can say everybody  have the possibility of making a crime at any moment if the necessary conditions occur..

if you were born in a different family and different environment its possible...

[TheBoy]

And back to subject ,I believe the laws (punishment) must be proportional with crime ..(whole my childhood passed in courthouses as family are all lawyers)..

And from my experiences I can say everybody  have the possibility of making a crime at any moment if the necessary conditions occur..

if you were born in a different family and different environment its possible...

You're too soft

Kill 'em all - the world is over-populated.  Harsh, but fair


Obviously, creeping over the speed limit isn't a crime

[cem_devecioglu]

And back to subject ,I believe the laws (punishment) must be proportional with crime ..(whole my childhood passed in courthouses as family are all lawyers)..

And from my experiences I can say everybody  have the possibility of making a crime at any moment if the necessary conditions occur..

if you were born in a different family and different environment its possible...

You're too soft

Kill 'em all - the world is over-populated.  Harsh, but fair


Obviously, creeping over the speed limit isn't a crime

 

Actually the definition of crime changes according to the absolute power who rules the community.. if you were under the laws lof lets say Stalin things would be so different

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Execution may seem a bit harsh for some crimes.
However it should be a legal requirement for Vauxhall dealers who charge £75 per hour then get some spotty 17 year old kid to cross the threads and round of the nuts on our Omegas.
These dealers should be shot then ripped apart by wild horses......Draco....bit of a softy really.

[Golfbuddy]

I never really liked that Malfoy kid!!  

[hotel21]

.....
So my question is, would Britain be a better place if Draco was in charge today?.....

Better is a relative thing, IMO.

If we had, we may now still be residing in the dark ages that Draco knew and loved if his teaching methods had continued.  Doubtless the 'gene pool' would be a lot shallower and more productive than it is now but, would it be as colourfull?

Bet there would be less doogooders and twin set and pearls social worker types though......