[arista]

The Government is to pay
the £3,000 Funeral for him.

His one daughter has said no
In the press, she would like less spent on him.

[Livia]

Dig a hole in the prison grounds, tip him in it.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Livia

Dig a hole in the prison grounds, tip him in it.

Yes, that would be better

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by bots

The reality in the modern age is that prisoners can be tagged and monitored. There is no actual need to physically lock them up. Only the most violent offenders that pose a direct threat to the public need to be imprisoned. We need to get used to that, it would save us a lot of money

100%

[Livia]

Originally Posted by bots

The reality in the modern age is that prisoners can be tagged and monitored. There is no actual need to physically lock them up. Only the most violent offenders that pose a direct threat to the public need to be imprisoned. We need to get used to that, it would save us a lot of money

I'm not happy for prisoners to be confined to the comfort of their own home, free to drink, puff, have sex etc.. That's not really punishment. It reminds me of people who compared going through lockdown to goIng through WW2. I think we should train offenders in construction, let them learn a trade while building more prisons. I'm all for rehabilitation so long as the offender isn't beyond redemption.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Livia

I'm not happy for prisoners to be confined to the comfort of their own home, free to drink, puff, have sex etc.. That's not really punishment. It reminds me of people who compared going through lockdown to goIng through WW2. I think we should train offenders in construction, let them learn a trade while building more prisons. I'm all for rehabilitation so long as the offender isn't beyond redemption.

Yeah

Fair comments … in fairness

[Ninastar]

He should have suffered longer

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by bots

The reality in the modern age is that prisoners can be tagged and monitored. There is no actual need to physically lock them up. Only the most violent offenders that pose a direct threat to the public need to be imprisoned. We need to get used to that, it would save us a lot of money

I agree with you actually.

The issue is that our leaders in Europe don't, because I don't believe that Huntley would've got the sentence that he received at the time under a Sunak or Starmer leadership.

[Redway]

Originally Posted by Ninastar

He should have suffered longer

Yep.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Redway

Well, there you go. If one of those 4.1% was one of your relatives, how would you feel then?

It would be ‘one of those things you’d have to accept .. it would be an absolute rarity though

In contrast there are THOUSANDS of innocent people being killed each and every day in wars across the world ..


Are we petitioning the politicians or armed services to stop killing innocents ?


Apparently it’s acceptable to kill innocent people

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Ninastar

He should have suffered longer

The victims families suffered every day he drew breath

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Crimson Dynamo

The victims families suffered every day he drew breath

Yes
That would be my take on things as well

It’s pure folly to imagine that every day he spent in prison he was suffering atrocities ..

We know that prison has changed dramatically over the years

Thousands each year commit crimes late December just to spend Christmas in jail

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by bots

The reality in the modern age is that prisoners can be tagged and monitored. There is no actual need to physically lock them up. Only the most violent offenders that pose a direct threat to the public need to be imprisoned. We need to get used to that, it would save us a lot of money

I've been saying things like this for years.
I totally agree.

[Livia]

If I break the law I'd rather spend my sentence at home with my feet up. Sounds like real punishment.....

[bots]

Originally Posted by Livia

If I break the law I'd rather spend my sentence at home with my feet up. Sounds like real punishment.....

they sit with their feet up in jail

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by bots

they sit with their feet up in jail

Plus get free gym workouts daily among many other perks

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by arista

The Government is to pay
the £3,000 Funeral for him.

His one daughter has said no
In the press, she would like less spent on him.

This is something that makes no sense to me !

Why pay for a murderer rapist's funeral??, he wasn't a politician.

[Glenn.]

If anything, the families have been robbed of seeing him spend the rest of his life locked up paying for what he did.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by bots

they sit with their feet up in jail

It's hardly like being in your own place with Netflix, all your books, family around you... Sit outside if the weather's warm and have a beer, have your friends over... It's hardly a punishment at all.

[bots]

Originally Posted by Livia

It's hardly like being in your own place with Netflix, all your books, family around you... Sit outside if the weather's warm and have a beer, have your friends over... It's hardly a punishment at all.

that really depends on the terms set by the court

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

If anything, the families have been robbed of seeing him spend the rest of his life locked up paying for what he did.

Watching telly , playing computer games , then working out in the gym ( free membership ) ..

[Glenn.]

Originally Posted by Zizu

Watching telly , playing computer games , then working out in the gym ( free membership ) ..

Ian Huntley was assaulted several times in prison, though the exact number varies depending on what is counted as a confirmed attack. The widely reported incidents include:

1. 2003 – Belmarsh Prison attack
Shortly after being jailed, another prisoner attacked him with a cup of boiling water mixed with salt and butter. The mixture was meant to stick to the skin and cause worse burns.

2. 2010 – Frankland Prison attack
A fellow inmate cut his throat with a makeshift knife. Huntley survived but required hospital treatment.

3. 2013 – Wakefield Prison attack
He was stabbed with a sharpened instrument during another assault.

4. Multiple smaller assaults or threats
Reports over the years mention further intimidation, attempted attacks, and incidents that led to him being moved between high-security prisons for protection.


Sounds like he had a lovely time

[Glenn.]

And if I was the families I’d rather his stay in prison was more like that. Hence why it’s a waste that he’s dead and the families probably feel robbed.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by bots

that really depends on the terms set by the court

I sentence you to six box sets and a case of Merlot...

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

And if I was the families I’d rather his stay in prison was more like that. Hence why it’s a waste that he’s dead and the families probably feel robbed.

That's definitely another way of looking at it Glenn.

He was sentenced to 2 LIFE sentences, one life sentence for each girl murdered.

He has in effect because of this, only served ONE life sentence and nothing really for the other one.
Or he's just completed ONLY half of both life sentences.

I think you make a fair point.