The Continuing Pantomime Of Ian Brady

[mikey4444]

This has been discussed on here before but today's court appearance by this loathsome man has made me so angry :::

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23042109

I have never, and will never support the death penalty. But if this horrible creature wants to take his own life, can't we give him a cup of hemlock and let him get on with it ?

He is still playing games with everybody, in the same way that he was nearly 50 years ago.

[mikey4444]

baz...I went to St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, in Kenton. I first attended at age 5 in September 1958.

[themorrigan]

khandro, why should he be given a choice when he denied choice to his victims? To allow him to kill himself would be giving him 'beautiful release' from his crimes. Frankly I doubt he would kill himself, he is enjoying this renewed publicity and a chance to show off his perceived intellect beyond the boundaries of his hospital cell.

[Khandro]

themorrigan; The rationale of what you are saying is that being alive is a greater punishment than being dead, is that correct?

[bazwillrun]

Oliver Goldsmiths Primary
Kingsbury County Grammar

I know Kenton extremely well
Small world

[themorrigan]

Khandro that is exactly what I'm saying. He wants to die, therefore deny him that choice as part of his punishment.

[Khandro]

themorrigan; But we removed the death penalty because it was considered too harsh and inhumane, so being alive is now a worse fate!

[belrec]

I dont think he really does want to die, to me that implies some sort of remorse and he obviously does not feel that otherwise he would have revealed everything and said sorry to the families etc.

I feel that he is mentally unhinged in some way, but I cannot decide whether it would be better for him to die or not.

His being in prison for 50 years does not seem to have acted as a deterrant to others as children are still going missing.

[emmie]

better to keep him to the bitter end, i couldn't care less he is suffering, let him

[mushroom25]

brady dismisses his crimes as being trivial when set against the actions of soldiers and politicians - and is rightly condemned for same.

and yet, it's the same argument I've seen used by contributors on AB; that the actions of the citizen - howsoever heinous - pale to insignificance when set against state-sponsored atrocities as are alleged to have been perpetrated in Iraq and Afghanistan, or against historical mass-injustices such as slavery.

[emmie]

since when did a soldier put his hands around a child's neck and choke the life out of them, or record the child's cries as it dies, not the same, not by a very very long way.

[emmie]

anyone want to know what he is like, read the taped transcripts, you won't forget them

[maggiebee]

I wouldn't let him die. I hope he lives to 100 and suffers each and every day! Not very Christian I know but that's how I feel about him. Evil sadist.

[sandyRoe]

He's had nearly 50 years in custody and now a moment in the spotlight. He'll soon be back to spend the rest of his wretched life in a prison or an asylum. He's hardly worth all the publicity he's attracted.

[Brenden]

Keep him where he is, continue force feeding him and may he live to 100 in torment - harsh I know - but it is what he deserves.

[mushroom25]

//since when did a soldier put his hands around a child's neck...//

i don't disagree Em, nevertheless.......

[emmie]

sorry, soldiers are doing a job, if sadly and i say very very sadly, people are killed in the line of the duty, then that is a fact of life, they do not go out with malice aforethought, torture then kill the children , dump the bodies in some remote spot, and then gloat over it, he is a cold calculating murderer, i have no empathy for his plight, none whatsoever.

[Kromovaracun]

"Really? How do YOU know that for sure? "

Because he's in his 80s and (unless he escapes) is guaranteed to be locked away somewhere until he survives.

Such a person is not a threat to anyone.

[Kromovaracun]

"we removed the death penalty because it was considered too harsh and inhumane,"


That's not necessarily why we removed the death penalty. It's certainly not the reason that some of us who oppose it continue to do so.

[emmie]

it was removed because of various cases of miscarriages of justice, it might have been inhumane, however what Brady and Hindley did borders on barbaric.

[Zeuhl]

/soldiers are doing a job...they do not go out with malice aforethought...torture then kill ...and then gloat over it/


Actually, they do sometimes - its human nature, particularly when losses have been suffered