We ask Londoners about the issue of overcrowding and alternative punishment.
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00:00I think it has to be very specific, so I think it depends on what the criminal's crime was.
00:04I think it depends on what process they're at, so if they've already been convicted,
00:07if that's the determination, following that conviction,
00:09they are a menace to those specific areas, that's fine,
00:13but I think if their crime relates to areas that have absolutely no relation to those specific environments,
00:17it kind of feels a bit redundant.
00:19Shoplifting, also that feels like a wrap on the knuckles,
00:23but I wouldn't send someone to prison because I understand overcrowding's a thing.
00:26I guess it would depend what they've done, really,
00:29and whether they're serial offenders.
00:32So to class everyone and say, if you're a thief, you can't then go to pubs and wherever else,
00:37or perhaps you're stealing outside of schools,
00:39but I think it just has to be really specific if that's going to be an idea.
00:42I think it also has to not be related to the costs,
00:44so if the idea of not sending a prisoner is to reduce costs,
00:46I think that then is probably a redundant method,
00:48because the idea is to take criminals off the street, not just to reduce costs,
00:51but I think if it's actually to prevent further crime, I think that's the better method.
00:54I think understanding the methodology behind it would make more sense.