Penalties must be proportionate
Behaviour is either acceptable or unacceptable.
If the latter then steps need to be taken in order to try & prevent it (complete prevention is impossible) & IMO if the steps currently used do not prevent it adequately then a decision needs to be taken on whether to consider the behaviour acceptable, consider that the behaviour is at an acceptable level or intensify the steps in an increased attempt to prevent.
In the case of parking on someone else's property the state appears to have taken one of the first two stances as it has in the case of so called "soft" drugs
I think certain countries make the same argument for public amputation. Sounds like a reasonable idea in the pub after a few scoops
I certainly do not need a few inside me to determine what action I believe is required, & yes I would advocate extremely harsh punishments for persistant offenders because ultimately if you cannot deter someone from continually commiting offences then you need to prevent them from being able to offend
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