It sounds like a punk rock track from the seventies except it also sums up the state of the streets in the UK today. Commentators talk of the “protestors” as though giving the riots some credence or excuse. They also talk of underlying issues seeking to further explain this mindless thuggery. The truth is that this is exactly that – mindless thuggery and nothing more, most of it perpetrated by youths of varying ethnicities. What I saw was horrific and I only saw it on the television. Imagine being caught up in it for real. Imagine the owners of the buildings torched, livelihoods gone to ashes in under an hour. Terrible.
If these thugs are prepared to carry out such evil acts of violence and destruction then perhaps it is time to exact some appropriate punishments on these people. It is time to bring back public floggings for this sort of thuggery. They would soon think twice about repeat performances as they felt the lash cut into the tender skin on their backs. With each stroke of the lash they would be made to consider their actions. Fifty lashes each should do the trick, repeated once a month for six months. Something for them to look forward to. Their release would be sweet for them and if they repeated this violence again then it would have to be the same but doubled. Fifty lashes twice a month for six months. If after that they still couldn’t control their evil urges then execute the bastards – in public. Nothing too simple – they should be hung, drawn and quartered. That should be deterrent enough!
Anarchy should be treated as though it was treason and punished accordingly. Enough of this soft, pussy footing around now. Time to get touch with these thugs once and for all!
