it isn't the Judges' fault nowadays - they are under massive pressure form the govenment not to sentence people to imprisonment because the prisons are so overcrowded. The government needs to build more prisons but they probably won't in the current economic climate.

Does anyone know why the Forest Hill SNT doesn't post on this forum anymore? They could do a lot to alleviate the concern over crime felt by many people by a visible presence and turning up when people call the police out even if just to provide reassurance - if criminals know they won't turn up there is nothing to stop them committing crime