Philpott Sentence

No it doesn't' when. It just makes us honest human beings. With weaknesses.

j08 I'm sure no-one feels sympathy for this man - I know I don't, but if we want to call ourselves civilised we cannot condone, or wish for, any harm to come to him whilst he is in prison. I certainly wouldn't want any prison officer to have to go in to protect him and possibly be injured in the process. He craves publicity and to be locked away and forgotten will be punishment enough.

Jingle where have you been asked to express sympathy for him? I have no interest in his wellbeing and would be happy to hear nothing of him ever again. I do know at first hand what it is like to be confronted with a vicious attack on a prisoner, and to witness self harm and suicides being cleared up by people working in prisons and probation hostels, and do not wish that on the people it affects.

I agree with sunseeker - I think the worst thing for him would to be forgotton and ignored. He would hate that I imagine.

Just shut away without being able to see any newspapers discussing him, no internet, not able to get letters from weird people who might want to "befriend" him, - nothing to fuel his craving for publicity. I don't feel he should have visitors either, especially not women who would still fuel his ego.

Should be kept in a very boring place with basic comforts only, made to do a good days menial work to pay for his keep. If he refuses then bread and water. To have the chance to read in leisure time, and I suppose a chance of self improvement.

But I suppose we couldn't do that to him, as we would then be denying him his human rights!!!

Feeding him bread and water would certainly be considered a cruel punishment. Apparently this wasn't done just to give a basic and boring meal but because it would cause constipation leading to pain. I have absolutely no idea how I know that !

I know that is a bit extreme. I would just want him, probably for the first time in his life, to have to work for his comforts. Delete bread and water and substitute something healthy but very boring.

sunflowersuffolk

A simple, cheap balanced diet is not difficult to provide.

I use a measure of what I could do or could witness without distress as to what I would agree to happen to others punishment-wise. I would find it difficult to watch someone being beaten to death..whoever they were....

Yes nanaej a lot of people say they want hanging brought back but how many would be willing to pull the lever?

Unfortunately, I think there would be quite a lot of perverted people who would be happy to pull the lever. Just as there would be huge crowds if public flogging or execution was carried out here, as it is in Saudi Arabia.

I would hope that you are wrong Greatnan. Public flogging and executions are part of the culture in Saudi Arabia, I like to think that we have left that sort of thing in our past. Whilst there may be some who would turn up to watch such things, surely once would be enough before there was an outcry to stop them.

j08 And you think the rest of us don't hate child killers?