Committing crimes for the fun of it

Street robbers often carry out their crimes for the thrill as much as for the financial gain, a report has said.

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) study interviewed 120 offenders in England and Wales.

The report said previous attempts to explain violent street crime put too much focus on the desire for gain, and not enough on the aspect of "pleasure".

What to do about this? Well now we know its not about money people can shut up about inequality.

First there should be more things for children to do. Set up free youth clubs, karate and boxing classes. Have free family trips during the summer holidays. I used to go on about 10 trips during the summer holidays. So much so that I am sick of going to Scarborough. I must have been there 50 times because it seems that’s where all the pubs take us.

Second we should give law abiding adults the right to own a gun. If anyone enters your property without permission or attacks you or your property (while you are there), you then should have a right to shoot that person. If he dies it is their own fault. Yes criminals will get guns too but criminals will anyway. Only the law abiding will ever abide by gun laws and there are more and more criminals everyday. Since Australiabanned guns they have actually seen a dramatic rise in violent crime . So you see, allowing law abiding citizens to have guns actually lowers crime because the criminals are too scared to enter homes in case they own a gun.

Incase the police get to them first these thugs should be humiliated so they won’t do it again. They should face a minor public pillory where they have rotten fruit thrown at them, hair shaven and other humiliating things as long as they don’t permanently physically harm them but if they do who cares?

Hat tip Devils Kitchen