Seanad debates
Thursday, 24 October 2002
Crime Levels: Statements.
It is important to have a judicial system which relies on evidence. It is also important that innocent people are not given custodial sentences. No one wants to see that happening. However, it is equally wrong that people who devastate other people's lives through criminal activities – drug peddlers are in that category – can walk the streets of our towns, go into our pubs and sell drugs without being arrested. If we can put terrorists in jail on the word of a superintendent, surely we can see what could be done to address the problem. Unfortunately, it took the murder of a journalist before the establishment of the Criminal Assets Bureau. It is an international example of how to tackle crime in certain areas.
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