Society...
Must take some of the blame, as we seem to be breeding a generation of people who are absolved of all responsibility for their actions.

It might sound a tad medievel, but if you're caught being a cunt, then punishment should hurt. We pander to preserving the human rights of those who abuse the rights of others.

On the flipside, our forces of law and order need a shake up too. For example, in London it's no longer a crime to vandalize someone's car. Yet it's a crime to drop a cigarette butt out of one.

The reason for this is simply to make the statistics easier to swallow. Throwing targets, statistics and paperwork at the police is preventing them from doing their job and destroying any public goodwill.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Fri 18 Jul 2008, 14:34, Reply)