This one takes the prize for the studidity shown by our new left wing government so far..
If you commit a crime, they are now suggesting that instead of doing time you can choose to take an education..
Source :
http://www.b.dk/politiko/unge-skal-k...d-skolebaenken
Copy/paste via google translator :
Young people should be able to barter prison with school
Sit back to school and drop to serve prison sentences. The barter the umpires will now be able to offer first-time offenders under 30 years who have received an unconditional prison sentence of up to six months, said the Radicals. Prior to this fall's negotiations on Probation future puts the pressure on Attorney Morten Bødskov (S) to eased punishment conditions for young people.
"Education has a positive effect when it comes to getting young people out of the criminal career. The goal is that fewer of these kids go out and make new victims, "said Jeppe Mikkelsen, spokesman for the Radicals. He stresses that the possibility does not apply to criminals who have committed serious violence or rape.
SF and Alliance are thrilled. The same Probation Director William Rentzmann who calls it a "very sensible proposal." Also chairman of the Crime Prevention Council, dr. Laws, Eva Smith believes that it could move something in terms of young criminals if organized training courses to suit the group. But Attorney Morten Bødskov is not ready to go as far as the other government parties.
"We should have fewer victims of crime, and I am open to all good ideas that can help get more young people out of a criminal career. Conversely, I do not think that people who have committed serious crimes, just to be able to choose education instead of prison, "says Morten Bødskov in a written comment to Berlingske.
The bourgeois parties think that the government is heading off on a slippery slope.
"Now we see the Radicals' lenient approach to criminals. There are some young criminals who will laugh their ass in tatters if they can get six months in prison if they start on an education, "said Karsten Lauritzen, spokesman for the Liberal Party.
Legal Draftsman Tom Behnke (K) sees the radical proposal as a sign that the government wants a more lenient rule of politics:
"When we had a socialist government, had S and SF busy supporting a strict legal policy to convince the public that it was what they stood for. But as soon as they have a majority, they become soft in the knees. "