durianmuncher wrote:Utterly disgusting. I just hope the family of the dead guy put out a contract on the despicable scumbag. If that happened to anyone in my family I wouldn't rest till a full and fair retribution of equal proportion had been meted out. Bring back hanging for maggots like this.
sgt major wrote:If it comes to light who the coward was who attacked a young girl cadet poppy seller at the weekend he will have to spend a good time hiding from blokes like me. Can you beleive it
Story will be in the Visitor this week.
Aal wrote:
Sorry to say but reactions like yours only make the problems in our society worse
wonder shrimp wrote:now this was an unprovoked attack which makes it worse, of course. but there was presumably no evidence that this guy meant to kill the victim, there was no premeditation. he was a nutter for sure, but 4 years for an assault that ended up killing someone is quite likely the maximum sentance the court could impose.
the courts did their job, like it or not, i'd rather them mete out justice than internet message boards!
durianmuncher wrote:Aal wrote:
Sorry to say but reactions like yours only make the problems in our society worse
Sorry to say that for specimens like this, the law is wholly inadequate. If there was a fitting punishment legally on offer, there wouldn't be reactions like mine. I stand by my earlier comment.
wijit wrote:The law is adequate, the punishment given is inadequate. he could've got far more than this. In fact, he could've got life. So you reactions is as disproportionate as the two years he recieved (post-remission).
So, going back to your comment "if there was a fitting punishment legally on offer", I am assuming you simply mean revenge (death) as opposed to justice (punishment given on behalf of society)? Your comments are purely opinion, do you think the family would feel any better if they had him killed? Actually, don't answer that because I already know you'll say yes. Will this unfortunate man be miraculously brought back to life? Will his family share more days with him? No.
Now, go with the age old reason for capital punishment to stay consigned to history; What if we got the wrong one? What if the wrong lad was put to death (by one means or another)? What if he was your brother and you knew him to be not guilty but he was still killed. the what?
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