Ian Huntley, Peter Tobin, Ian Brady, Robert Black. Those are the names of some of Britain's worst serial child-killers. Robert Black is in the news again today. Guilty of another murder. The news report stated that he had been given a life sentence. However, the 'minimum tarriff' was yet to be decided. Black is already condemned to be in jail until he is 82, at least.
His latest conviction must surely see him die in prison. Hopefully, the family of his, and all of the other victims of those convicted killers, will get some satisfaction that he looks set to remain in prison until he dies.
But i can't stop thinking what it must feel like to be a parent/relative/friend of a murder victim... any murder victim. My mind would implode while thinking about the 'punishment' our justice system hands down. Other than the removal of liberty, what do our prisons do to punish?
Those relatives will work for the rest of their lives to pay for the system that looks after the murderer and ensures that none of their human rights are breached. Do they not stop being human when they take life? If not, why not?
Is it not time we started actually punishing criminals. Should we not look for ways to make these people suffer... just like the relatives will?
Should the threat of prison not be a deterrent to would-be criminals instead of a potentially better standard of living for them?
Is it correct that the law abiding population should pay for the upkeep of people, such as those named above, that should (i hope) never be freed? Or, is it time that we adopted a more corporal approach and hang these pieces of shite publicly!
BTW, Caroline Hogg, Black's 3rd victim, was a neighbour before she moved to Portobello. I don't remember her, but i was only 3 or 4 years old. Caroline never made it to age 6.
