Would you like to see the perpetrators of the recent arson attacks brought to justice?

Yes. Crime is crime.

They should be hung by the balls in my considered opinion

The cost of vandalism ultimately hits the majority of us.

I honestly don't know if these buildings where privately owned or government owned.

Either way insurance will be claimed....there's our premiums increasing.

Guaranteed there will also be taxpayers money spent on clean up/rebuild too.

The cost of the fire brigade.....doubt you'd be too happy if those resources were busy, while your own house is burning, or a car crash etc.

There's also the waste of destroying a perfectly good building....which will now be rebuilt (eventually I presume) , at the moment building materials cost are at an all time high.....an extra increase in demand is not helpful.

So yeah it would be nice to see people held accountable for the absolute waste.

No it's not a real choice which I suspect you know ... Support the protests is another thing entirely .

Arson is a crime and should be punishable as a crime , nothing to do with whether you support a protest , think that we should accept our ' share of refugees ' , or not .

In fact putting that in as the first option is a classic bias in a poll.

Should have another option ○" yes think it's unacceptable regardless of opinion re refugees" , to be fair and accurate .

Doesn't matter, I highly doubt that there will be arrests let alone convictions. Arson is near impossible to prove.

Carrys a max sentence of life so anyone that is convicted is facing a stretch instead.

Interesting poll results Vs the comments on the thread.

You can have reservations about the States capacity without joining protests.

Sounds like a trite attempt at justifying arson.

I agree 100%. Also, it’s only a matter of time before someone who verifiably shouldn’t be here, does something dangerous like attacking kids and adults outside a school with a knife and, get charged with attempted murder….ohhhh, wait… 🫥 might only be a matter of time before somebody or some people end up with something more serious than a hospital stay…

Such fires also create more discontent and endanger lives. Also there's a fair argument that it's an act of terrorism. Instead of saying "some would argue", why not actually tell us what you think...

Bank holiday evening. Mods are on holidays.

This is total lunacy.

Ignoring the lawto cause harm tp people and property isnt acceptable in a democracy.

How can stuff like this be poted?

Methinks there is a very good chance that any migrants being accommodated are a greater asset to the country than the thugs who have no respect for law.

Dangerous route to achieving a goal. I don't like it at all but I can see why the people of those localities are doing it.

Government need to be more open with communities, explain who is coming, what is being put in place in terms of services and support and try to move forward that way.

As it stands, it appears the only way communities know there are people coming is when they see action at a run down property. This unknown only increases the fear in the area.

We might as well pull down the shutters on this site if we allow equivocation concerning such a serious crime as arson.