Are we too soft on crime?
Channel: David Sadtler
Date: 26/08/2021

This video is closed captioned for the hard of hearing.

Most people in the UK seem to think that we are too soft on crime: we impose sentences that are too short, we are too prone to let people out early, and we allow them out on parole too soon. Others think that we are too harsh and that we should spend more time concerning ourselves with the plight of the offenders themselves. Obviously there are strong views on both sides of this question and I examine them. 

The  series "Yes or no in five minutes" supplements the "Two Sides to every Question" series (https://bit.ly/2Esq2tF) , which addresses a number of important issues, mainly moral and philosophical, which we all have to wrestle with from time to time. My belief is that every issue of any consequence has plausible and sometimes even thoughtful positions on both sides of the question. What I am doing is to try and rehearse the two or three principal yes or no answers for each and then topping that off, where appropriate, with my own opinion. When you think about it, the world would probably be a better place if everyone accepted that there are Two Sides to Every Question.

My promise to you is that I will keep it simple and jargon free. Too often, when I have examined difficult questions, especially in religion and philosophy, the academic frameworks and terminology used are so arcane that they are barely comprehensible. I will speak in plain language and be sufficiently brief that the point will be clear.

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