Murder

[Tintinnabulate]

I was speaking to a funeral director last week and the story of how someone died is extremely sad.

A man was put in jail for allegedly murdering someone. He served 18 years. When he got out, they re-did DNA tests on the person and it turns out this man was not the one who killed the person.

He had a well paid job before it and basically lost that and 18 years of his life. They gave him millions of pounds in compensation but his life was basically ruined. He committed suicide on 18 January 2010.

This is one of the reasons why I am very strongly against the death penalty.

[Hecktix]

wow, pretty hard hitting.

I too am against the death penalty, for these kinda reasons. It's pretty shocking really isnt it, because even if after 18 years he was proved guilty he'd still be branded a murderer.

[-:Undertaker:-]

I only support death penalty used in the most extreme of cases where you actually know for sure (through CCTV evidence and so on) that they actually committed the crime and its non-disputable. It is very sad what happens but its not a reason to be against the death penalty because you can then say 'well we shouldnt have prison just incase we get it wrong' - which leads to cases like this. It is rather rare and DNA/science is improving all the time so that with people such as Ian Huntley and Mira Hindley, we know they committed the crime and they should be hung for it.

I would want the issue to go to referendum first though so it had general public backing - we live in a democracy so lets start acting and legislating like one.

[Tintinnabulate]

I only support death penalty used in the most extreme of cases where you actually know for sure (through CCTV evidence and so on) that they actually committed the crime and its non-disputable. It is very sad what happens but its not a reason to be against the death penalty because you can then say 'well we shouldnt have prison just incase we get it wrong' - which leads to cases like this. It is rather rare and DNA/science is improving all the time so that with people such as Ian Huntley and Mira Hindley, we know they committed the crime and they should be hung for it.

I would want the issue to go to referendum first though so it had general public backing - we live in a democracy so lets start acting and legislating like one.

It has been proven that a life long jail sentence is worse as it means they suffer for their crime. Would you want to end their life so they dont suffer? I would personally want to see them rot in jail.

[-:Undertaker:-]

It has been proven that a life long jail sentence is worse as it means they suffer for their crime. Would you want to end their life so they dont suffer? I would personally want to see them rot in jail.

I would rather them dead yes rather than seeing them let out after a pitiful sentence or staying in prison with an xbox (Ian Huntley got one himself), cigarettes, a television, a gym, a library, workshops and the rest of it courtesy of the taxpayer - because I don't call that suffering.

[Catzsy]

I would rather them dead yes rather than seeing them let out after a pitiful sentence or staying in prison with an xbox (Ian Huntley got one himself), cigarettes, a television, a gym, a library, workshops and the rest of it courtesy of the taxpayer - because I don't call that suffering.

Well considering he has tried to committ suicide three times I am guessing he doesn't agree with you.

[Stephen]

Some people love prison. This girl I know, her brother gets caught selling drugs and stuff because he wants to go to prison. Just depends how you are I guess. Cos her brother is hugeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Muscle wise

[AgnesIO]

Omg.

The worst hing about this is he died instead of celebrating my birthday

[danzooo]

That's really sad, I can't believe these DNA tests they did initially didn't uncover this, but they did 18 years later?
It's not like something you can easily forget either is it...

[Jordy]

To be fair we do have a death penalty debate every couple of weeks on HabboxForum. I'm tired of them.