A GREAT PLACE TO BE A CRIMINAL

Theodore Dalrymple on crime and the lack of punishment in Great Britain:

An unholy alliance between politicians and bureaucrats who want to keep prison costs to a minimum, and liberal intellectuals who pretend to see in crime a natural and understandable response to social injustice, which it would be a further injustice to punish, has engendered a prolonged and so far unfinished experiment in leniency that has debased the quality of life of millions of people, especially the poor.

As with everything written by Dalrymple it's a great read, so read it.