Both of these possible offences are serious .

这两个可能的罪行都很严重。

Others who have committed serious offences have not lost their honours .

其他犯下严重罪行的人也都没有丧失他们的荣誉。

First , it is unfair to impose harsh penalties for small offences .

首先，对于罪行轻微者施以严惩是不公平的。

And no american has been extradited for offences committed entirely on american soil .

而没有美国人因为完全在美国领土上犯下的罪行遭到引渡。

Only a few weeks ago , seven people from birmingham were charged with terrorist offences .

仅仅在几星期前，在伯明翰，有七人就因为恐怖罪行而被起诉。