hollymay Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Should a life sentence mean whole life in jail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollymay Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 I just think if you get a life sentence you should serve it or be given a sentence in years otherwise a life sentence means nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*_ash_* Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Personally I think the term 'life' and its use is outdated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollymay Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 personally i think the term 'life' and its use is outdated. a good point i think its misused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Kes~ Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I personally can't understand how people can murder others these days and get a matter of a few years. Only recently did I read of a man murdering a baby yet he got sent down for manslaughter even though he'd blatently abused this child and ultimately killed it by smashing it's head against something He got 6 years. Pathetic. Whats that, out in three? Less infact 'Life' means nothing here anymore. You really can get away with murder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*_ash_* Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I personally can't understand how people can murder others these days and get a matter of a few years. Only recently did I read of a man murdering a baby yet he got sent down for manslaughter even though he'd blatently abused this child and ultimately killed it by smashing it's head against something He got 6 years. Pathetic. Whats that, out in three? Less infact 'Life' means nothing here anymore. You really can get away with murder If he got 6 years, then he didn't get life. (if in UK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Kes~ Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 If he got 6 years, then he didn't get life. (if in UK) Yes, sorry, I don't think I explained myself too well. I just meant he SHOULD have got a life sentence which is what here? 20/25 years? No parole. Not 6 years when he did infact commit murder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*_ash_* Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 (edited) Yes, sorry, I don't think I explained myself too well. I just meant he SHOULD have got a life sentence which is what here? 20/25 years? No parole. Not 6 years when he did infact commit murder If they got 6 years, I don't think they could have been convicted of murder. Murder has minimum 15 years 'sentence'. (perhaps allowed out early though - (again not 100%).) Edited October 22, 2009 by *_ash_* added not 100% sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Kes~ Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I'm not an expert Kes, but if they got 6 years, I don't think they could have been convicted of murder. Murder has minimum 15 years 'sentence'. Perhaps allowed out early though - (again not 100%). No, they were convicted of manslaughter even though they clearly did murder the baby. Not to a courtroom/the police though I assume. When I say clearly I mean this child (and others I have seen in the news) have taken abuse over their entire lives and then get a final blow that kills them. That, to me, is murder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*_ash_* Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 No, they were convicted of manslaughter even though they clearly did murder the baby. Not to a courtroom/the police though I assume. When I say clearly I mean this child (and others I have seen in the news) have taken abuse over their entire lives and then get a final blow that kills them. That, to me, is murder I've been looking for links, so my last post has been quoted differently... I was reading this page, but it's too long to explain so I'll post it... it's slightly more complicated than the simple word 'life'. As I suspected. As for your case being manslaughter rather than murder, that's more a debate about miscarriages of justice rather than what 'life' should mean. I'm not helping either, only a few posts and completely off topic.. my last word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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