Life For Philpott

[hc4361]

Justice has been done.

[ummmm]

Because they will be monitored for the other half. One step out of line and they'll have to serve the rest of their sentence.

[Zeuhl]

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because in certain circumstances they could be kept in for the full 17 and if they are let out on licence, that means that any type of infraction results in an automatic and immediate return to gaol

[friedgreentomato]

Apologies not the trial the lead up to in and the questioning - he so wanted to keep them away from Rose and when she snubbed him at one of the pretrial hearings he went to pieces - his love for her was that great!

[anotheoldgit]

friedgreentomato

/// Ah yes and we all want American justice don't we!!! ///

In this case yes, even better if it was to certain state's justice as say Florida's.

[emmie]

well if we had they wouldn't be coming out. so why not.

[Zeuhl]

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A reasoned and sensible comparison of violent crime in Florida and the UK would suggest that that is a very stupid opinion

[Zeuhl]

/In this case yes, even better if it was to certain state's justice as say Florida's./


A reasoned and sensible comparison of violent crime in Florida and the UK would suggest that that is a very stupid opinion

[friedgreentomato]

Sorry AOG - American justice is fraught with corruption - i will take british justice everytime.

and as i have said before - killing a person is wrong no matter what they have done!

[emmie]

I already understand some of the USA system, if you care to look at the last question i posted. That is not the only reason either. The one thing about their system is life generally means life, and three strikes and you are out.

[Barmaid]

Em10, I'm not sure where you have the idea that a life sentence in the US means a life sentence. They have a similar system in most states where there is a minimum term before the potential for parole.

[tiggerblue10]

Good, glad that juctice has now been done. I'll be surprised if he does get out after 15 years.

Those poor kids. Can't imagine what the other kids have been going through throughtout all this.

[Zeuhl]

indeed em

and the sad thing about usa incarceration is the inflexibility:

teenagers gaoled for life for dreadful murders are - in some cases- completely transformed, remorseful and capable of leading productive lives by the time they reach their thirties but know they will never be let out

[Zeuhl]

that's interesting barmaid

my last post was based on nothing more expert than viewing Trevor McDonald's recent interviews in Indiana State Pen

[ummmm]

How many years will the doctor that killed Michael Jackson serve?

[Barmaid]

Zeuhl I don't know that much about the US justice system, but I've done a bit of searching at it appears that in some states there are "life sentences without the possibility of parole" (a bit like our whole life tariff) and "life sentences with a minimum term". It varies from state to state though. And of course, some states have the death penalty.

[anneasquith]

'' american justice is fraught with corruption '' is it ? barmaid.thanks for your reply re appeals .

[emmie]

zeuhl, one would say a truly disproportionate amount for one section of society in the USA, which incarcerates more of it's citizens than any other nation on the planet.

http://www.naacp.org/pages/criminal-justice-fact-sheet

[Zeuhl]

indeed em

a nation of extremes and contradictions

[emmie]

if you look at my last posted question, gives you a flavour of how they run things, or don't. The land of the free, home of the brave, can't remember, it's been a while since i was there, but they didn't really mean it did they.