JOHN MONTEIRO agreeing with Rajan Parrikar wrote: Maybe JAIL for a few days, which they will have to pay for, the majority of offences above are already for police prosecution anyway, BUT a FINANCIAL penalty or fine is the way forward if imposed for anyone commiting unsocial acts in public.
.... as Rajan states (below), a hit in the wallet area will make people stand up & be aware of the consequences of their actions. == earlier "Rajan P. Parrikar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 1: we can impose penalties and fines for bad civic behavior. 2: For those who cannot pay the fines, some form of physical hardship will do the trick (without infringing on his/her basic human rights). jc's query: Is the jail time (some form of physical hardship) to be imposed by the "civic authorities" or the courts? If the answer is "civic authorities", on what legal authority (legislation) would this be possible? If the answer is "courts", what is the usual time lag for such cases coming up to court? jc
