Do you think murderers should be locked away for life? and life means life until the day they die..?

mljq_74

Absolutely they should be put away for life.....

Smoochy Poochy

yes the victims families serve a whole life sentence so should the murderers. Do you know one of those boys is now married to a woman who knows nothing of his past or who he really is? what happens if she gets or is pregnant? what if they already have a child?

Just do it

The punishment for taking somebody elses life can only be that of taking yours. I believe that nobody has the right to take somebodies life no matter what the situation

Buddha

Yes, I do.

Joseph C

Sometimes, but some liberal could arise at some point in time to get them out.

mrchitrade

I think murderers should be thrown onto a island just for criminals to fend for themselves so we tax-payers dont need to fund them to live in prison

Champagne suspended a 5th time.

yes i do. Unfortunately there isn't the room in prisons to cater for all and some extremely dangerous individuals are realeased early.

Warren N

i dunno really but they shouldn't call it a life sentence if its not going to be life imprisonment they should just sentence them to like 25 years

Poseidon

Definitely ,without a doubt

So too should be rapists, paedophiles, drivers who cause death or maim someone when driving whilst drunk and kidnappers especially of children, even if the victim is released or rescued unharmed.

Poseidon.

Nickleback

I totally agree with u. The victims family get a life sentence so why not the murderer's?

Goat Whacker

Yes, but don't hold your breath waiting for New Labour to introduce legislation to enable life meaning life.

robert c

Yes!

Answers Gerbil

No - I don't want to have to pay for them to live in the relative lap of luxury today's prisons are, with all those EU directives for human rights. If prison was basic like it is in the TV series Porridge, with cold hard stone walls and very limited access to things like TV, then I'd be all for it.

Today's prisoners probably eat and live better than some sections of free society, and that ain't right.

paintedtearz

Yes they should get 'life' meaning just that 'life imprisonment'.The taking of a life is wrong,no matter who it is.Life is the greatest gift of all and I think that the USA have got it right.You commit murder over there and you say good bye to freedom and in some states they have capital punishment.We in the UK should adopt the Americans policies on this subject.
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ZED

LIFE. Full term. Yes.

stanthemansmum

For cold blooded murder which has been planned ie, paedophiles, the likes of Rose West and Denis Neilson or those who deliberately beat someone to death yes. I would not like to see someone who had a moment of madness - ie, a battered wife or husband who cracked after years of abuse and lunged out suffering the same punnishment as a cold blooded murderer though. I think the system needs alot of tightening up but there must be some leeway within it - that is why the tarrif system is there but it is being let down by some over-liberal judges and do-gooders such as the idiot lord who wanted Myra Hindley released for example.

Jimmy J

Yeah but dude they were only 10. They need to be punished and get some serious therapy, but sentanced to a life of imprisonment for one huge mistaek when they were just ten.

foo_fighters_fan_2002

No because then we might as well just kill them. If we keep them incarcerated until their death, then one of the functions of imprisonment i.e. rehabilitation (suppossedly) is unachievable. The idea obviously is that they see how htey have wronged society and come out a better person. If we keep them until their death they obviously cant be released a better person and so the only function of imprisonment to be exercised is to protect society from this person. In which case the easier, cheaper and more permanent method would be the death sentence, which is arguably the same as imprisonment until natural death albeit a little more reversable.

Roger the dodger

If proven without doubt,hang them, bring back capital punishment.

Fudgie

This is tough and can never have a logical conclusion because of all the variables involved.

Offender/victim/affects of actions of offender on victims family/affect on offenders family.

At such a young age its very difficult to condemned these boys to life meaning life.

Don't get me wrong what they did is unforgivable but if they have a shred of humanity within them they will be suffering through their actions and probably deeply regret taking anothers life.

Ronbo

What you are talking about is the difference between an adult and a child.

These 10 year olds should not be locked away for life... They were just 10 years old. Of course the act itself deserves its own merit, but at 10 years old, I can't imagine they could possibly fathom the consequences. The people who need to pay are the parents who didn't teach these kids right from wrong.

As for other murderers... Studies show the threat of execution really doesn't slow murder rates... What we should do is make the prisons a place people don't want to go... No more BBQ ribs. No more Air Conditioned hallways, no more free medical...

Wayne

Two ten year olds? Seriously you need to open your mind.

When I was ten I never considered kidnapping a helpless toddler and murdering him horribly. Hmm what does that show?

But I suppose they "chose" to live unfortunate lives, I guess they chose it all.

Instead of releasing your anger on two children why not look deeper into their lives for reasons why they would have done such a thing, no surprise they had awkward backgrounds.

Yes, they should be locked away but not in some cushy prison cell where they virtually enjoy their lives with TVs, Gym, 3 nice meals a day etc etc. Stick them all in bright red overalls, chain them altogether at the ankle and get them out there to clean the rubbish off our streets, highways, beaches etc. Let people drive by and throw rotten eggs at them.

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