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Defined Terms
RTV evidence of the welter of
armed hold-ups annually and the Sentence of a slap on the wrist, if
apprehended, highlights the need for a more frightening and cost-effective
Deterrent
The 6pm News Services on the Commercial TV Channels regularly show short
segments of armed robberies, often by gangs of teenage youths stealing mobile
phone shops, or robbing convenience stores and petrol stations et al.
Invariably the guilty are let off with a caution only to resume
further robberies. A frightening flogging would be infinitely less
costly and a greater Deterrent to desist:
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