I don't think that anyone here thinks that a beating is a long term solution. But we need a down and dirty quick solution right now. To implement a long term solution will take years, longer in Belize time. We don't have that kind of time, our economy is fragile and could not sustain a long term crime wave while the "experts" argue over the best way to solve the problem and then find they don't have the money or motivation to implement.

In this case short sighted, short term solutions are probably the best answer to the problem. On that note I'm off to the rally.