Man of Straw - again!

In view of the details I gave last week about the knife-toting low life my pupils and I witnessed being subjected to unbelievable kindness in court, might I suggest that you read the link below.
Please take note how the egregious guidelines had only provided for a token community sentence.
Just what is the insane base to their philosophies which makes politicians such as Straw so terminally stupid in their dealings with the criminal, violent and underclass sections of our society?

LINK: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1033165/Justice-Secretary-Jack-Straw-backtracks-knife-offenders.html