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Originally Posted by skunk4u
Well lets just hope the next serial killer gets this treatment I'm sure the world will be a much better place.
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The responses I have seen to this thread (yours included) are exactly why I agree with Chris T. You cannot allow emotion to interfere with Justice. People tend to judge criminals on how they would react rather than the facts of the case. I'll accept that inevitably emotion has some effect on our current system (Judges and Jurors are human after all, so they are not immune to the effect).
There seems to be a certain "String 'em up" element on this forum.
Well, Killing serial killers does not work. I have read a little about this, and basically, as I understand it, the primary reason a lot of Serial Killers (including the Yorkshire Ripper) kill is to generate publicity. If you kill them, then the amount of publicity that generates would be a huge reward for them. The really bad ones also consider their own death to be a bonus.
Another way to look at it: They have the death penalty in a lot of states in America, yet they still have serial killers.
I am all for locking serial killers up, don't get me wrong. I don't agree that they should be treated differently to any other prisoners though, In fact, if it is true that they do it for publicity, then treating them exactly the same as other prisoners (and denying them access to the media) will be a better punishment.