There is such a sad story in today's paper. One Sarah Catt, married, mother of two children, found herself to be pregnant, she thought by her ex boy-friend, and illegally aborted the baby and buried it. She was found out, tried, and now has gone to jail for eight years.
What possible use is this jail sentence? She doesn't need to be punished - surely she has suffered enough. Now her children are to be punished with the loss of their mother. She is not a danger to the public. She is not likely to re-offend.
For goodness sake, she could be given some community service helping to look after homeless mothers and their children.
I am ashamed to like in this unimaginatively cruel society.
This blog is a plea for common sense in public policy. Our leaders don't seem to have any. They just make daft rules for us to follow. We need to assert our right to use our own good sense instead of ticking boxes which can only say 'yes' or 'no'.
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