Colin Pitchfork To Be Released From Prison

[butlers 259]

Are there not several people serving whole life tarrifs

[tinfoilhat 11]

2 minutes ago, butlers said:

Are there not several people serving whole life tarrifs

Yep.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_prisoners_with_whole-life_orders

[HeHasRisen 3,381]

Hmm, maybe you are right, I just recall Brady became eligible for parole eventually and not many did worse than what he did.

[butlers 259]

It's not a maybe.

 

Good to see that David Copeland ,the Brick Lane/Soho bomber got him minimum term increased from 30 to 50 years before being liable for parole.

 

[hobinfoot 25]

I’m not in favor of a mandatory death penalty. But I’ve no problem with executing people who have killed others and whose guilt like Pitchfork is beyond doubt including DNA evidence or being caught in the act.

[butlers 259]

Yes but then it's going to be extremely arbitrary method of justice.

 

[Annie Bynnol 612]

29 minutes ago, HeHasRisen said:

Hmm, maybe you are right, I just recall Brady became eligible for parole eventually and not many did worse than what he did.

Brady did not become eligible for parole.

As the case goes back to 1966,  his sentence came under a number of versions of "life sentence" as described by the Home Office.

One version was an "indeterminate" sentence was ruled to be a breach of  human rights, This was widely reported at the time and changed for all "whole life" convicts.

Hindley died just before a court decision which could have led to parole.

[HeHasRisen 3,381]

Where have I got it in my head he became eligible for parole after 40 years then? Hmm.

 

Cheers.

[Janus 28]

I think Pitchfork got someone else to take the DNA test on his behalf, initially.

[hobinfoot 25]

1 hour ago, butlers said:

Yes but then it's going to be extremely arbitrary method of justice.

 

I don’t think it would arbitrarily at all. If you are found guilty by irrefutable DNA evidence or caught in the act of killing then you will be sentenced to death if not you will be given life .

[butlers 259]

No place in a civilised society for the death penalty.

 

 

Edited June 8, 2021 by butlers

[crookesey 632]

1 hour ago, butlers said:

No place in a civilised society for the death penalty.

 

 

I totally agree, but suffice to say there is no place in civilised society for Pitchfork, life in prison appears to be the only compromise.