arrived at the following conclusions:
1. We cannot altogether agree with the said Commission in the recommendation of Corporal punishment for simple larceny: We are of opinion that such punishment for such offences is unnecessarily severe. We would, however, strongly recommend corporal punishment in the following cases:
(a) Juvenile offenders 16 and under;
(b) Old offenders having had two previous convictions or more;
(c) Snatching and snatching things from women and children;
(d) Robbery with violence, such as garrotting;
(e) Extortion and Blackmailing, and the sending of threatening letters or messages with the view of hindering the course of Justice or the carrying out of public duties;
(f) Intimidation and the like;
(g) Being found armed with dangerous weapons without sufficient reason or excuse;
(h) Returning from banishment;
(i) Armed attack on or entry into any dwelling house, shop, junk, etc.;
(j) Piracy;
(k) Indecent assault.
We do not consider the cutting off of the queues of prisoners to be an effective mode of punishment. With the respectable Chinese, the loss of the queue is considered a disgrace, but with the riffraff, it is a matter of indifference. And we further oppose this mode of punishment on the following grounds:
(a) It would prevent criminals from returning to the mainland opposite Hongkong, and perforce keep them in the Colony;
(b) It would, to a certain extent, close the door against future repentance;
(c) It would facilitate their evading ...
:
arrived at the following
conclusions:
following conolu altogether agree with the
1. We cannot altogether agree said Commucission in the recommendation of Corporal prunishment for sicuple lavany : Weare of opinion that such punisherent for such
offecices is unnecessarily We would, however, strongly, corporal punishment in the following
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16 and under;
(a) Jecvenile offenders. (6) old offenders having had two previon
Convictions or more;
(C) earring swatching and snatching
things from
women and children
(c) Robbery with violuce, such as
garroking to; (C) Extortion and Blackmailing,
and the sending of threatening btters or message with the view of bindering the Course of Jestice or the carrying out
out of public
Intimidation and the.
(f)
duties.
(g) Being found armed with dangerous
weapons
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sufficient reason and
weapons without sufficient,
excuse;
(ht retursing from banishment;
or forced
(i.) arived attack on or entry into any dwelling house, shop, junk so;
2.
(J.) piracy
(k) indecent assault.
He donot consider the i
cutting off of the queues of prisonese to be an effective mode of persishement. With the respectable Chinese the love of the queue is considered a
disgrace, but will the reeffiares
it is a matter
of indifference. And we further. oppose this mode of punishment on the following grounds :
(a)
It would prevent criminals from returning to the enxinland opposite,
Hongkong.
and perforce keep them in
(6.) I would to a certain extent close the door against futuère repentence
(0) it would facilitate
facilitate their
evading
the
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