When more kids are injured or murdered, will you, with your soft approach and excuses, be happy to accept your share of the blame?
This is a nonsensical question - you start of with the premise of 'when'. You are stating that this won't work and you cannot possibly know that.
Yes, I start with the premise 'when', because I have no doubt that we haven't seen the last of it - and I'm pretty convinced that the soft approach won't work because we've had years of it, and the problem is very clearly getting worse. It is not a nonsensical question. It's simply an uncomfortable question for people like you. I make no apology for intimating that those who defend these thugs and keep them on the streets are, in effect, partly responsible for the crimes they go on to commit They are allowing it to happen.
You asked me why I thought thugs would be left roaming the streets. My links demonstrated that this is happening.
Interesting how you ask me for my opinion, and if it is not what you want it to be, intimate that I am wrong. Why bother asking for a personal opinion?
Well, since you ask for my personal opinions too, but nevertheless intimate that I am wrong, it seems the same applies to you, so I fail to see your point. Surely that's what debate is all about?
It seems it's time to agree to differ on this one.