In message , Clive Coleman
writes
In message , Clive D. W. Feather
writes
I am *not* saying that we should not punish wrongdoers. But we should
apply the appropriate punishment, and only the appropriate punishment,
in a consistent manner.
Tell that to the Magistrate in Devon who sentenced an 80 year old woman
to a fortnight in jail for failure to pay her T.V. licence, then I
might accept your "appropriate punishment".

At 80, wouldn't she have been entitled to a free licence?
--
Ian Jelf, MITG
Birmingham, UK

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