[Angus]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

My answer is that we punish people for their crimes, I'm not defending them but 'fighting fire with fire' is quite frankly stupid and short sighted.

If you're a parent surely you should be setting an example to your children by showing them that fair and honest justice is the only way to go? If we go down your path we might as well execute anyone even accused of a crime as chances are in your world they are guilty. What kind of message are you sending by saying you want people murdered or tortured for commiting crimes? At the end of the day Captial punishment IS murder at the end of the day.

I'm sorry but I must have missed that essay I wrote saying that these people deserve leniant sentences, care to send it to me? I hope they get the maximum sentence but killing them or anyone else simply makes us as bad as them. Whether you liked it or not you attempted to justify your proposed actions by saying that it was justice. It's not it's thuggish behavior what you in the past have so vehemently opposed, just because the target would be a guilty party doesn't make violence right or justified.

Lastly, I'm as entitled to my opinion as you regardless if I have children or not so you can stop playing that card right now.

pointless arguing, so I won't waste my time. Try getting your nose out of a book and face reality - no wonder this country is in the mess it is with people like you trying to take the moral high ground over emotive issues about which you have no understanding, experience or empathy. I can assure you I have NO need to justify myself to the right on brigade. Of course you're entitled to your opinion, that doesn't mean I have to accept its validity or relevance.
As to your last sentence, I beg to differ since you can have NO idea of what you would do if you were a parent of an abused child whose abuser got a laughably light sentence.