Bloody useless social workers

@forumhostpb wrote:

Well we all know the reason why “…..those monsters will get new identities when they emerge from jail” don’t we?

The tabloids would take enormous pleasure in publishing their addresses and suchlike and as night follows day, “those monsters” will be killed by a baying mob whipped up into a frenzy of self justified rage. (A bit like all the “friends” of Sharon Matthews eh?).

Now you might want to argue that they were getting all they richly deserved. If so why bother imprisoning them at all, in fact why bother putting them on trial? All you need is a few inflammatory articles in the Sun or Mail etc and an accused could be simply dragged out of their homes into the street and summarily butchered by a mob.

Alternatively, you might want to take the view that a legal punishment is just that, and that once an offender has served their time, they should be allowed to return into society.

<span style="color: red]I am left to remember the paediatrician in Southampton who was hounded out of their home and nearly killed in the street, all because a bunch of Sun readers mistook “paediatrician” for “paedophile[/size%;”>“.[/color]

PB- this is as bad as tabloid journalism.

No paediatrician was “hounded out of their home and nearly killed in the street”- ONE paediatrician returned home from work one day to find someone had written “Paedo” on their wall- just once mind you.

Exageration of facts in this way is exactly what the tabloids do- perhaps we shouldnt be to critical of them then when we do it on here!

Its an interesting article and one which demonstrates how easy it is for an opinion to be formed within a mob which actually becomes the mob’s “raison d’etre”. However, any gathering of people with the intent to demonstrate has the potential to slide into an anarchistic, lawless rabble- the question is do we let that take precedent over the right to information which may protect the weak and vulnerable?

Some primeval part of me would be quite happy for the murderers of baby P to be released and their addresses listed on the front page of the Sun and whatever happens is natural selection but I am also intelligent enough to know that once the line is crossed……

However I am of the opinion that one mechanism to offset public anger, impotence and disgust is to ensure the sentences fit the crime. A life sentence should mean just that- if we cannot return the death penalty to our statute books, then at least ensure that murder is an automatic life until death punishment. One reason vigilantes exist is because of the feeling of impotence within a legal system which appears to protect the guilty more than the innocent and which penalises the victim at the expense of the accused (in most cases). Community sentences for paedophiles are one example of a public disgust at the justice system failing those it is in place to protect- we should have-

Life for murder

30 years for rape minimum

20 years for a 3rd violent offence (not the 93rd!) minimum

Publicise them, every week, in every magazine, newspaper, TV advert etc. I could guarrantee violent offences would reduce dramatically within 12 months. Unfortunately we have weak government which is influenced by a left wing liberal attitude which will never have the courage to ensure effective justice is seen to be done.

IMO!

@lovely Lady wrote:

In the late 1980’s when football hollaganism was at its height, when a hooligan was sentenced in court the local news took the unprecented step of publishing their names and addresses together with their sentence on local news …… :shock: :shock: Although it didn’t give the number of the house it gave the name, road and town……now I have very mixed feelings about this…

The families of these hooligans ( that were safely locked in jail ) had to leave their families to cope with the fallout from this – I don’t agree with it and thank god it doesn’t happen today…… :? :?

Also in the late 80’s, actions like this (amongst others) ensured a dramatic and thankful reduction in hooliganism- why? Because ultimately thugs don’t like being locked up- not when they’re only out for a laugh!

Name and shame them

Just when we thought things couldn’t get worse concerning this sick bastad they do!!! :shock:

I hope he rots in hell. :evil:

@pete wrote:

anyone changed their mind on the kill him issue yet ?

I’m sure theres plenty would like to see that, truth is tho, its never going to happen. Best we can hope for is that once he starts his sentence he won’t stay anally retentive for too long.