The murder of Lee Rigby

boltonbonce wrote:Dawkins is my hero.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZuowNcuGsc

boltonbonce wrote:Lee Rigby killers. 1 gets whole life tariff,the other a minimum of 43 years. Hope they rot.

Sluffy wrote:So we have to pay for two people - at the cost of potentially millions of pounds - who set out to deliberately kill someone to spend the rest of their lives in jail - because neither of them will be coming out even if they last 43 years as by that time they will be fully institutionalised and unable to function in society.

I just don't get it?

We put animals out of their misery so why waste money to lock fellow human beings up for the rest of their lives?

I know the arguements against the death penalty but in cases like this one surely it is more humane - and natural justice - to end their wasted lifes now, than they live off the rest of us like parasites for the next forty odd years?

Doesn't make any kind of sense to me.

I'm sure Lee Rigby's family would also be in agreement too.

Reebok Trotter wrote:

Sluffy wrote:So we have to pay for two people - at the cost of potentially millions of pounds - who set out to deliberately kill someone to spend the rest of their lives in jail - because neither of them will be coming out even if they last 43 years as by that time they will be fully institutionalised and unable to function in society.

I just don't get it?

We put animals out of their misery so why waste money to lock fellow human beings up for the rest of their lives?

I know the arguements against the death penalty but in cases like this one surely it is more humane - and natural justice - to end their wasted lifes now, than they live off the rest of us like parasites for the next forty odd years?

Doesn't make any kind of sense to me.

I'm sure Lee Rigby's family would also be in agreement too.

I couldn't agree more but the law says we cannot kill them. If we were to have a referendum on capital punishment for certain crimes then I think the majority would vote to bring hanging back.

Copper Dragon wrote:Give me and my axe 5 minutes with them.

I won't charge a penny.

Breadman wrote:It's not a question of morals and whilst it might be unpalatable to see people like this afforded professional legal representation, I wouldn't want it any other way.

We have a judicial system in this country which is the envy of the world because it guarantees anybody accused of a serious offence the right to the best possible defence available.

Yes, we all know they did it and they will be found guilty and go to prison for life, but if you start imposing limits on who should be entitled to a robust defence, you are entering dangerous territory.

Summary conviction without due process is how you wind up with dictators eliminating the competition and locking up anybody who doesn't subscribe to their view.

Sluffy wrote:So we have to pay for two people - at the cost of potentially millions of pounds - who set out to deliberately kill someone to spend the rest of their lives in jail - because neither of them will be coming out even if they last 43 years as by that time they will be fully institutionalised and unable to function in society.

I just don't get it?

We put animals out of their misery so why waste money to lock fellow human beings up for the rest of their lives?

I know the arguements against the death penalty but in cases like this one surely it is more humane - and natural justice - to end their wasted lifes now, than they live off the rest of us like parasites for the next forty odd years?

Doesn't make any kind of sense to me.

I'm sure Lee Rigby's family would also be in agreement too.