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Set Work

I. What would you have done?

If

I

‘d

had

hadn’t

had not

done that

been there

I

‘d

would

wouldn’t

would not

‘ve

have

done this.

been there.

II. Look at these statements. What do you think about them?

  1. An eye for an eye. A tooth for a tooth.

  2. Judge not – lest you be judged.

  3. Certain criminals – sex murderers, terrorists and so on, deserve to die.

  4. Justice is nothing, unless it is tempered with mercy.

  5. Everyone deserves a second chance.

  6. If the state kills someone, then it admits there are circumstances where killing is justified. Having admitted that, it is then in no position to condemn murder.

III. Look at this list of ‘crimes’. Try and rate each crime on a scale from 1-10. (1 is a minor misdemeanor, 10 is a very serious crime.) They are in no order.

  1. driving in excess of the speed limit

  2. common assault (e.g. a fight in a discotheque)

  3. drinking and driving

  4. malicious wounding (e.g. stabbing someone in a fight)

  5. murdering a policeman during a robbery

  6. murdering a child

  7. causing death by dangerous driving

  8. smoking marijuana

  9. selling drugs (such as heroin)

  10. stealing £1,000 from a bank, by fraud

  11. stealing £1,000 worth of goods from someone’s home

  12. rape

  13. grievous bodily harm (almost killing someone)

  14. shoplifting

  15. stealing £1,000 from a bank, by threatening someone with a gun

  16. possession of a gun without a licence.

IV. Compare your list with another student’s. Which of you would be the harsher judge? Which would be the kinder?

V. Penalties – England. In England there are no minimum sentences, except for murder, which carries a penalty of life imprisonment. There are maximum sentences for other crimes. Crimes are first heard by a magistrate who can either pass sentence, or refer the crime to a Crown Court with a judge and jury. Here are maximum sentences for some crimes:

Crime

Magistrates Court

Crown court

Burglary

Grievous bodily harm

Possession of firearm

Possession of cannabis

Common assault

‘Going equipped for stealing’

Murder

Fine

Prison

Fine

Prison

£1000

£1000

£1000

£500

£200

£1000

6 months

6 months

6 months

3 months

2 months

6 months

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

14 years

5 years

5 years

5 years

3 years

life imprisonment

How do you think these compare with sentences in our country? Remember they are maximum, not average!

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