[joglynne]

Originally Posted by Chris

I get that nobody will mourn him. Fair enough. But the celebrations are misplaced. The man who killed him is also a highly dangerous killer on an extended stay in a maximum security prison. And right now he’s enjoying some sense of validation and moral superiority because he killed a different dangerous killer who was on an extended stay in a maximum security prison. The only difference between these two men is that the public had more sympathy for one man’s victims than they did for the other’s.

I do not think it is a good idea for us to create the impression that dangerous murderers can achieve some sense of personal redemption by trying to kill each other. It makes our prisons more expensive, and more difficult and dangerous to operate. Sooner or later it is also bound to lead to someone getting hurt who definitely doesn’t ‘deserve’ it.

I totally agree with Chris. We do not have a death penalty and as much as I am glad he is dead I can not condone how he was killed or that his killer was in a position where he could do this.