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Death penalty for Steve Wright
Following his conviction for the murders of five prostitutes in Ipswich the families of some of the girls call for the reintroduction of the death penalty for crimes such as this.
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If he has to spend the rest of his life in prison let it be hard labour - theres a pile of rocks theres a hammer. hit the rocks with the hammer for 18 hours a day and we will give you something to go with your bread and water. Come to think about it if we did that with most of our prisoners it would probably scare them straight.
Some very strong feelings shown on this subject, and very rightly so. But let's try and get it into prospective.
These victims were women that voluntary were in a high risk profession, for their own personal gain. It has been said on this site before, when reports have been made regarding the loss of young life in Iraq and Afghanistan, that our armed forces know of the risks involved when they volunteer.
Returning to the case in question, yes this low life deserves all he gets. But he has not got off lightly, he will never be released from prison. Yet we constantly witness murderers of innocent children, old persons and decent women, get off with much lesser sentences that this person got.
These victims were women that voluntary were in a high risk profession, for their own personal gain. It has been said on this site before, when reports have been made regarding the loss of young life in Iraq and Afghanistan, that our armed forces know of the risks involved when they volunteer.
Returning to the case in question, yes this low life deserves all he gets. But he has not got off lightly, he will never be released from prison. Yet we constantly witness murderers of innocent children, old persons and decent women, get off with much lesser sentences that this person got.
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What do you mean 'very flimsy' evidence? Explain.
Wright shouldn't get the death penalty. He should be punished, and very severely so. But he shouldn't get death.
Why? Because it's easy to call for the murderer's blood and to 'go with your gut'. But that sentiment is exactly the kind of thing that shouldn't be anywhere near the judicial system. One of the reasons (though not the main one in my view) why the death penality as a whole is a bad idea is to exclude that from the system.
Before it's inevitably thrown at me, I'd like to point out that this stance does not mean that I 'don't care' about the victims: of course I care. I just don't think that it should come into the judicial process. At all.
Wright shouldn't get the death penalty. He should be punished, and very severely so. But he shouldn't get death.
Why? Because it's easy to call for the murderer's blood and to 'go with your gut'. But that sentiment is exactly the kind of thing that shouldn't be anywhere near the judicial system. One of the reasons (though not the main one in my view) why the death penality as a whole is a bad idea is to exclude that from the system.
Before it's inevitably thrown at me, I'd like to point out that this stance does not mean that I 'don't care' about the victims: of course I care. I just don't think that it should come into the judicial process. At all.
I'm amazed at some of the answers, yes, life should mean life, but then we'er paying for him to stay alive, and if at some point in the future, for whatever reason, he gets released, (and it can happen), there's then nothing to stop him re-offending,
And no, this is not a kneejerk reaction, I was never in favour of it being abolished in the first place, we need an ultimate deterrent, and we don't have one.
Regardless of their trade, these girls never harmed anyone, and didn't deserve what happened to them.
And no, this is not a kneejerk reaction, I was never in favour of it being abolished in the first place, we need an ultimate deterrent, and we don't have one.
Regardless of their trade, these girls never harmed anyone, and didn't deserve what happened to them.
Actually the death penalty doesn't necessarily reduce cost. If someone's sentenced to death they'll (naturally) exercise the right to appeal as much as they can, which increases cost.
I'm not saying that imprisonment is cheaper, but it's not necessarily drastically more expensive (though admittedly it does depend on the case).
Neither does capital punishment work as a deterrent. If you're at the point of being as messed up as this chap is, it won't stop you. Plus people are more deterred by the idea of getting caught at all despite what getting caught actually means.
I'm not saying that imprisonment is cheaper, but it's not necessarily drastically more expensive (though admittedly it does depend on the case).
Neither does capital punishment work as a deterrent. If you're at the point of being as messed up as this chap is, it won't stop you. Plus people are more deterred by the idea of getting caught at all despite what getting caught actually means.
There is no 'ultimate deterrent'. There never has been,
even when the penalty was half-hanging followed by
disembowelment, or burning alive.
I seem to recall the case of an innocent man being
hanged for the murder of his wife, in Rillington Place.
The real murderer was John Christie.
No, let's have no more judicial hangings. Sharia law
has no place among civilised people.
Don't worry, Parkhurst for life is not the most pleasant
way to die slowly.
even when the penalty was half-hanging followed by
disembowelment, or burning alive.
I seem to recall the case of an innocent man being
hanged for the murder of his wife, in Rillington Place.
The real murderer was John Christie.
No, let's have no more judicial hangings. Sharia law
has no place among civilised people.
Don't worry, Parkhurst for life is not the most pleasant
way to die slowly.
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