Originally posted by @very-rustyThere is nothing to excuse abusing, malesting or murdering a child. Plenty of explanations but no excuses.
Dive,
It has to be one of those cases where they are thumbing down the poster not the post. At least I would hope that is the case, or we have some pretty sick people on this site.
-VR
Originally posted by @torunnI agreed with dive's post, the people that thumbed the posts were not thumbing down what was said they were thumbing down the poster, happens to me all the time.
There is nothing to excuse abusing, malesting or murdering a child. Plenty of explanations but no excuses.
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Originally posted by @wolfgang59Great post.
But then his opinion would be subjective.
Surely justice demands objectivity?
I'd want to kill anyone that touched my little girl ... but I do not in any way support capital punishment.
Originally posted by @wolfgang59As I understand it is not a case of parole. It is a case of time served.
I'm sure the Parole Board had a bit more info.
If we are happy or not about the fact that a court sentenced him to that time is not the issue. A court sentenced him. he has served his sentence. He should go free.
If anybody is not happy about measures they have to go to law-makers to demand automatic indefinite incarceration of rapists, or child rapists, or murderers....
-Removed-First I have admit that I probably confused the OP and the parole case from the UK.
Then I don't know the British judical system. It seems like that guy was granted parole. I don't know if it is reversible. And the justice secretary is looking for ways. That is (I expect he is a lawyer) there is no evident way. to revoke parole as long as the person in question is keeping to the measures.
I agree with wolfgang, that the parole board is probably in a much better postiion to decide if the offender is a future risk. Even tough there is no foolproof way to determine this.
I feel that the UK justice secretary is wrong to intervene, this is a media stunt.