Just been watching the news about the kids that died in the fires stepdad getting sentenced tomorrow and got thinking about the best punishment. Should they bring back the death sentence or is 20 yrs in prison more of a punishment. Whats your views?
What they did was awful but I don't believe in corporal punishment. I don't believe its right to take a life, even if it's as a punishment.
For the most part I believe legal sentences should be about reform not revenge and we should try to give people a second chance - that said I think there's some things that are too far gone for reform, some crimes are so terrible and the perpetrators so unremorseful that reform will never happen. But then the appropriate sentence should be given - life imprisonment or secure hospital etc.
That said it's easy for me to say this on the outside, but I can understand why someone who's child has been abused or killed could want to not only see the death penalty for that person, but want to do it themselves with their bare hands! Its a highly emotive subject.