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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.
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Exactly. All that's been achieved is that Huntley won't have to serve all of his time in prison, the murderer may well be locked up for longer and it's brought it all back for the people of Soham.
As a society we decided that we wouldn't tolerate murder, so put Huntley in prison, yet some are happy that someone else has committed the same crime.
The main reason I am against the death penalty is because people get away with the punishment of being incarcerated. They skip the punishment of this world.