Lee Rigby's killers trial

[Bypassblade 10]

See link the trial has started today, I saw a bit on BBC news just read what they did to this poor guy, then all the bleeding hearts that come on here tell me they don't deserve the death penalty.

 

If anyone ever did it is these 2 pieces of inhuman flotsam.

[Maxtor 10]

Hang em high, Hang em long, Hang em till they start to pong!!

[SnailyBoy 10]

We don't have the death penalty.

[Bypassblade 10]

We don't have the death penalty.

 

I didn't say kill them, I said they deserved the death penalty, if in any doubt read what they did to this poor lad

[Maxtor 10]

We don't have the death penalty.

 

Well thats a slight knock to an otherwise damn fine plan

[SnailyBoy 10]

I didn't say kill them, I said they deserved the death penalty, if in any doubt read what they did to this poor lad

 

I read what you wrote, but we don't have the death penalty as a sentencing option.

 

For a start the trial hasn't finished, who knows what will come out of it. There could be a claim for 'diminished responsibility'.

 

Let's see what the judge has to say.

 

Hopefully, if found guilty of the charges, they'll be locked up until they die.

[Bypassblade 10]

I read what you wrote, but we don't have the death penalty as a sentencing option.

 

For a start the trial hasn't finished, who knows what will come out of it. There could be a claim for 'diminished responsibility'.

 

Let's see what the judge has to say.

 

Hopefully, if found guilty, they'll be locked up until they die.

 

The trial hasn't finished, they ran him over with a car, dragged his body into the street so everyone could see, then hacked him to death almost decapitating him.....................It's open and bloody shut.

 

They should introduce the DP in this case

[Nagel 10]

It's odd that they plead not guilty. Apart from the fact there's so much evidence that they did it, this kind of terrorist will often plead guilty because they believe in what they did.

[truman 10]

It's odd that they plead not guilty. Apart from the fact there's so much evidence that they did it, this kind of terrorist will often plead guilty because they believe in what they did.

 

A guilty plea will mean a shorter trial...perhaps they want their 15 minutes of fame?

[SnailyBoy 10]

The trial hasn't finished, they ran him over with a car, dragged his body into the street so everyone could see, then hacked him to death almost decapitating him.....................It's open and bloody shut.

 

They should introduce the DP in this case

 

You know full well that there has to be due process in the justice system regardless of the circumstances of the crime. With that process you have the right to attend court and hear every scrap of evidence given to the jury and draw your own conclusions at the end.

 

I'd like to think that if the accused had done it for some twisted principal they would have pleaded guilty and been locked up until they die.

[Ghostrider 11]

Try them under sharia law.....bet theres the death penalty then..

[charmer 10]

It's odd that they plead not guilty. Apart from the fact there's so much evidence that they did it, this kind of terrorist will often plead guilty because they believe in what they did.

 

They are pleading not guilty to murder, which is a crime. They are not pleading not guilty to killing someone, which is not a crime.

 

To be consider murder, a killing must be considered unlawful. It is lawful to kill someone who is attacking you. An obvious example of this would be that the heroes of Bomber Command were not murderers as the killing they did was considered lawful as it was in defence of their homeland.

 

The Islamic view is that people are bound together by religious belief rather than nationhood. Which is no less logical than the western idea of nationhood if you think about it.

 

I Imagine that their defence against murder will be based on the fact that their people are under attack and they targeted a serving soldier to protect their people.

 

It will be up to the jury to decide whether this is a valid defence.