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Alcohol-fuelled crime offenders may have to wear 'sobriety tags':
[English and Welsh] Courts will have the power to order those convicted of drink-related crimes to wear an ankle monitor for up to 120 days. It assesses whether there is any alcohol in their sweat.
[...] Keith Hunter, the police and crime commissioner (PCC) for Humberside, said: "During the trial in our area they provided rehabilitation agencies a real opportunity to work with the individual and get them to recognise and change their behaviour.
[...] The tough community sentences not only punish offenders, according to the Ministry of Justice, but also help their rehabilitation by forcing them to address the causes of their harmful behaviour.
They will not be used on people who are alcohol-dependent or have certain medical conditions. Judges have been calling for many years for tougher non-custodial sentences.
An unidentified offender, who wore one of the tags in the Humberside, Lincolnshire and North Yorkshire pilot scheme, said: "Since I had the tag removed I feel 100% in control of my drinking. I was worried to begin with that when I had the tag taken off I might go back to drinking again but the process gave me a better understanding of alcohol. I also didn't want to go back to court.
"I no longer need a drink to manage my emotions which is down to the tag and my probation officer – I'm much happier with my life now and pleased that more people can benefit from my experience of wearing the tags."
First they came for the socialists and I did not speak out...
[Editor's Note: Corrected spelling of Welch to Welsh 2-May0515UTC--JR]
(Score: 2, Troll) by VLM on Wednesday May 20 2020, @01:40PM (5 children)
My understanding is drunken louts are a white people problem in the UK, so obviously as a result of hatred of white people, drinking will be promoted as the biggest problem to hit civilization and all civil rights must be "suspended".
Rape gangs are composed of a different more privileged race, so that will be ignored. Part of living in a modern urban city, ya know, just like knife and truck attacks.
(Score: 2) by PiMuNu on Wednesday May 20 2020, @02:56PM (3 children)
> Rape gangs
What's that?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 20 2020, @06:50PM (1 child)
Some Americans have become convinced that gangs of Muslims roam the UK, abducting and raping white girls with impunity.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 20 2020, @07:19PM
Wikipedia has an article on the topic [wikipedia.org] which mentions how the UK press uses "Asian" when the offenders are almost uniformly Pakistani. Just pop "grooming gangs" into Alta Vista and you'll find more info.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 20 2020, @09:58PM
Guess [kathir.news]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 20 2020, @10:24PM
Wrong. As a result of hatred of the working class, working class drinking will be promoted as a problem and working class people will be infantalised and subjected to the gross overreach of the state.
Middle class drinkers can continue to get sloshed with abandon in all major town centres past 2AM.