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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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