Quote Originally Posted by ian 2411 View Post
MMI, don’t take me for a fool or insult my intelligence, I never once stated that the young man should be executed without being tried first before his peers and equals, so don’t ever twist my words to satisfy you own weak argument. I would bring back the hanging for all premeditated murders without favour and not just for him if he is guilty.
In your original post you said,

Quote Originally Posted by ian 2411 View Post
I believe in certain cases an eye for an eye and a life for a life. Don’t for one minute think that I have not thought this out, as I know there are cases where it was inevitable things would turn out nasty ... a crime of passion ... only deserve life meaning life and in some cases less or even freedom. I have brought up this question because of the young girl being murdered last week ... and who did it? The girls ex boyfriend killed her [emphasis supplied] ... I expect him to give a plea of guilty and get life, but life in the UK life is 15 years, now that cannot be right[emphasis supplied]. Now the question is, should the UK ... hang the murderers...? [emphasis supplied]Also if it was brought back, have we any Judges that have the balls to serve out the sentence of death[emphasis supplied], at the moment they have a softer attitude than the JPs.
No, you didn't say the accused should be executed without being tried first, but neither did you say he shouldn't. What you did say was he committed the crime and that, after he had pleaded guilty, which you anticipated, it would be wrong if he only got life. And then you suggested that hanging be brought back and hanging judges too. The implication is clear.

Besides, wasn't this a crime of passion? Not that English law recognises such a thing.

(Ooops: Ozme wasn't the first to use "a life for a life." If they are appropriate, apologies are tendered.)