Kerre Woodham of NewsTalk ZB would probably favour summary execution, if she could get away with it. She is frothing about boy racers, and anyone who might be mistaken for a boy racer. They all should have their cars crushed. She actually said she wouldn't mind if it meant a few "innocent" cars were accidentally crushed. Just crush them like insects. On the spot. No first warning. No investigation into who owns the car. Just crush it. Such is the seriousness of the problem.
If you are going to go around and say "hit them were it hurts" then make sure you are hurting the right people. Crushing some-one else's car just makes you a thug.
The likely market reaction? Steal the car first. Maybe Kerre's?
One of the problems is that the laws are not being enforced properly. I do not disagree the problem is serious, and that we need to protect innocent bystanders.
However, the reaction to create incredibly severe punishments that also have a greater chance of capturing innocent people in its net would be State intervention at it's worst.
If you are going to go around and say "hit them were it hurts" then make sure you are hurting the right people. Crushing some-one else's car just makes you a thug.
The likely market reaction? Steal the car first. Maybe Kerre's?
One of the problems is that the laws are not being enforced properly. I do not disagree the problem is serious, and that we need to protect innocent bystanders.
However, the reaction to create incredibly severe punishments that also have a greater chance of capturing innocent people in its net would be State intervention at it's worst.