Not A Dry Eye In The House

[retrocop]

Not before Time.
https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/07/yorkshire-ripper-peter-sutcliffe-73-could-be-dead-in-weeks-10128337/

[ummmm]

I'm surprised he's lasted this long.

[douglas9401]

Hopefully medical science can prolong his life so he can continue to see the faces of his victims and his torment only increases.

It's only fair.

[CrapAtCryptics]

At least all his victims were found. D.R.I.P dont rest in peace Mr Sutcliffe

[andy-hughes]

I am unable to join in the joyous reception of the news of Sutcliffe's possible demise, not because I wish him to carry on living, but because of what that rejoicing does to me as an individual.

To be gleeful about someone's death makes me someone I would not wish to be.

[naomi24]

No tears from me. The world will be well rid.

[retrocop]

I suppose sainthood bests a BA. :-)

[ummmm]

Being gleeful and not caring are two different things.

[andy-hughes]

retrocop - // I suppose sainthood bests a BA. :-) //

Where does 'sainthood' come into it?

[sanmac]

I'm not seeing anywhere in the responses any comments indicating "joyous reception", "rejoicing", or "to be gleeful"...Anyway, no sobs from me.

[gness]

I knew one of his victims. I saw what he did to her mum and dad. I saw her dad often and watched him age prematurely.....the sorrow never left his eyes. I wish Sutcliffe a long, slow and very painful end to his life.

[andres]

A lethal injection should have been given 35 years ago. He didn't deserve to live in the relative comfort of prison for all this time.

[Baldric]

Just for once and totally unexpectedly I find myself in total agreement with gness, gosh, that was hard to type

[jakep]

And visited by a doctor weekly! That just makes a mockery of the system where we can’t get to see a GP when necessary.
I’m with gness....... long, slow and very painful and aware of it all.

[retrocop]

Lol Dave. I feel your pain. :-)

[sanmac]

Yes, Andes, if only that could have been done, and many many others would heartily agree with you. However, there is always the sanctimonious smug platitude offered by some that that punishment would merely "reduce us to their level".

[agchristie]

Sutcliffe should never have been able to take so many lives due to the flawed police investigation but that's another issue altogether.

I've said before, I knew one of the victim's daughters who took her own life as she never recovered from the trauma.

I'll just remain satisfied that he is kept away from the public until his eventual passing.

Nothing more, nothing less.

[sanmac]

"their" refers, of course, to the criminal in question.

[andres]

sanmac--I can't see how it would reduce us to his level. We wouldn't be killing an innocent person but an evil murdering piece of scum.
I would much rather a quick painless end to his life rather than ' a slow painful one 'that some on here are clearly in favour of. I don't condone torture .

[naomi24]

I'm not with gness. I would never wish pain and suffering on any creature - even creatures like him. A short, sharp, painless lethal injection years ago would have been my solution but since that didn't happen he'll die when he dies - and when he does the world will be a better place.

[sanmac]

"I can't see how it would reduce us to his level." Neither can I, I assure you.