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Murderer and Serial Rapist due for release

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Original post by madders94

I don't think the justice system should be based on rehabilitation, it should be based on the seriousness of the crime and the rehabilitation should be an afterthought.


The seriousness of the crime (and mitigating factors) are taken into account when sentencing someone.

Criteria for a whole life sentence:
A whole life tariff is a mechanism in British law whereby a prisoner is sentenced to remain in prison until his or her death. It came into force in 1983 when the British Home Secretary began to set minimum terms that convicted killers had to serve before being considered for release on life licence. The intention of a whole life tariff was for a prisoner to spend an entire lifetime behind
bars without ever being released, or even, ever being considered for release.
Only the Home Secretary can grant a release to a prisoner

sentenced to a whole life tariff,



Crimes where whole life tariff are recommended by the law:-
(a) Murder of two or more persons, where each murder involves any of the following:
a substantial degree of premeditation or planning,
the abduction of the victim, or sexual or sadistic conduct,
(b) Child murder if involving the abduction of the child or sexual or sadistic motivation.

(c) murder done for the purpose of advancing a political, religious or ideological cause.

(d) Murder by an offender previously convicted of murder,
(e) Other offense if the court considers that the seriousness of the offence (or the combination of the offence and one or more offences associated with it) is exceptionally high.


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Original post by sorafdfs
You can't "rehabilitate" a sociopath, being remorseless and narcissistic is intrinsic. They are fully aware of what they do.

This.

The **** should die in an empty cell. Even better, execute him. It should have been done years ago.

The softly-softly approach taken by the government is ridiculous.

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