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Old 17th Mar 2014, 21:00
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heliski22
 
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@Flying Lawyer

I do believe you're right about education being better than prosecution but, having spent 30 years in law enforcement, I think there is still a case to be made for prosecution, in certain cases. I think we'd be a lot worse off if, for example, driver education was not accompanied by the threat of prosecution - drinking and driving comes to mind.

Fear of sanction does help to focus the mind where education alone might struggle.

It does, however, require enforcement action to be taken which in turn requires enforcement capability in the first instance. It has always struck me as odd to vest responsibility for enforcement in a limited company which also profits (or at least generates revenue) from the industry it (supposedly) regulates.

RIP to those lost and condolences to those left behind.

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