It seems that perhaps, our attitude to the punishment of the perpetrators of this type of crimes should change. In our temperance and 'charity' (how ironic ) we have reduced and further reduced, changed and further changed the methods and forms of punishment for this type of 'mischievousness'. Do not the persons perpetrating the crime realise how demeaning they are to themselves and others in need. That they WILL be caught eventually, because doing stupid things means they will have made stupid mistakes.

But, sadly however, do we need to bring back some form of corporeal punishment? The courts which mete out the current forms of punishment seem to be becoming more lenient than ever.

Those with good intentions continually cry "rehabilitation is the way to go". I am sure their thought processes see only a rap on the knuckles as meaning 'we haven't really been naughty. Let's do it again.' 

The laws governing punishments have been altered to where they no longer properly perform the intended function. Persons in good faith have cried long and loud concerning the damage done to those who perform crimes, about the severity and methods of punishments previously handed down. We heard them and the laws were re-written and punishments were changed.

The victims were largely ignored. Let's face it everything we do to make it nicer for everyone, the criminals included, merely make the crimes more attractive to those same criminals while the victims are left to suffer and pay for the repairs. Here's another irony, if the crims pay tax (and they do in one way or another), they're costing themselves. How about that? 

So here's a thought for the good citizens to consider. How about the laws and punishments be changed to ensure that the punishments punish the criminals properly for the crimes they have performed. 

Is it time to consider bringing back some form of corporeal punishment? Wouldn't it be nice to reach a time when there is no longer a necessity for these laws? Can we consider confiscating some of their much loved toys? I keep being told this is being done, but very little is reported in the newspapers. I have yet to read of an appropriate, in my view, of sufficient punishment being meted out for a crime. Are our courts letting us down? 

One can only imagine the unmitigated pain and terror of rabbits, possums and piglets torn apart by dogs used for greyhound racing. It has been claimed that as many as ninety percent of “trainers” in New South Wales use living animals as bait to "blood" the dogs.

That sadism is paralleled by reports that up to 17,000 young, healthy greyhounds – 17,000! – are killed every year for the "crime" of not winning races.

The greyhound racing industry, which deliberately churns out dogs and cavalierly dismisses the excess as "wastage," must be banned. Greyhounds are sociable dogs who crave the love and attention of a family, but when used in racing, most spend the vast majority of their lives in cramped cages.

Greyhounds are forced to race in extreme conditions—ranging from sub zero temperatures to sweltering heat. 

The evidence released by the Special Commission of Inquiry makes it irrefutably clear that the entrenched cruelty in greyhound racing cannot be "fixed." Regulations have already long failed the dogs. Legislators must take decisive action.