I agree with all the comments who say, National Service wouldn’t work in this day and age. It wouldn’t, it’s old hat now.
I still think discipline should start from a very young age, not when it’s too late and the rot has set in.
There is less respect now… because they don’t have to respect anything or anyone.
Somebody mentioned chain gangs earlier!
I think they could have a place for the worst case crininals,
doing simple but physical tasks like manually breaking rocks
for road building etc, where the end product is sold at a low
price to civil engineering companies?
The proceeds of this labour is then used to feed the chain
gang, thus giving them an incentive to work??
For lesser criminals they can work as back up to the real
criminals by fetching and carrying for them,
That way they can see the results of being a criminal??
I think this system should work in cnjunction with relevant
Industries and the jails!
Could something like this work?
The crims just wouldn’t do it. What could be done to them to make them? Shouting? Yeah right. Beating them? Better have a whole lot of money to pay the compo. Rationing food? Same with beating them. Kerching.
But apart from anything else The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) would preclude such things as chain gangs and a whole lot more besides.
The criminals wouldn,t do it? OK Fair enough, No work, no food, simple.
Perhaps the powers that be should make sure that crime does not pay by making prison sentences tougher and longer and with little or no privileges.
Oooops! Sorry the Human Rights do gooders would not allow this.
If they complain, make them sign a declaration that if they personally are victims of crime, nothing will be done about it.
See if they still protest then!
Not enough work= less earnings=less food!
Just like normal people!
Give them a couple of weeks no working they will be
volunteering to work!
By the way! Have you turned over a new leaf???
As we speak a policeman has just been murdered in
Berkshire whilst attending a suspected burglary!!
10 people have been arrested!
Seems a lot of burglars for one bu:-(burglary?
I think the cops are just rounding up all suspects as a
precaution!
Thats 3 cops seriously hurt or injured in the last couple of
weeks!
Things are allready out of control!
Boris needs to act fast, unfotunately police cannot be recruited
as quickly as they were fired!
One thing that can be done though is reform the prison
system along the lines we have just discussed on this forum
The public must create sufficient outcry to motivate the powers
that be to actually act and not just discuss!
I think some form of national service might be an idea, where young people are expected to work with people in need of assistance. I don’t think the military option is a good idea at all.
I did my national service during the Malayan troubles in the early fifties and many of the regulars I spoke with had little time for us. They seemed to consider us a burden as we knew we only had to keep our heads above water for two years then we were home safe. The same would probably apply to today’s youth if they were conscripted to any kind of assistance work. Most of them would simply put up with it till they could get away leaving the professionals to do the donkey work in the meantime.
NS might be helpful to those leaving school at 16, and not doing further education .
It would give them a purpose to get up and move on from School, but its also telling a near adult what to do and they might have had enough of that .
Cadets in all the Forces is available at an earlier age , my Son did Air Cadet , and my middle Grandson did Sea Cadet, my youngest one is talking of joining the Army Cadet .
Maybe the Goverment should push towards the Cadets , which some might want to stay on when School is finished .
Its true National service would help teens find the correct job and would stop trades vanishing anyways never did us oldies any hardship infact it was great to get away from the family for a while. I think personally the only problem here is it is too short I think an option of 4 years would be far better.