The Ripper is looking to be released

73Zeppelin

Wow. They are effectively claiming to have rehabilitated a serial killer. That's nuts. I'd put money on it that, if let out, this guy kills again.

Baconbutty

Being a West Yorkshire lad I was 16-18 when he was killing people and then moved to Sheffield Poly only to have him arrested about half a mile from my hall of residence. I still remember the fear of those times for women walking around at night. I think he has successfully fooled the authorities into thinking he is "cured" (subject to continuing to take his medication! - like all released psychos do?) As usual we have some do-gooder legal eagle trying to make a name for themselves. I'd go for the 10p option rather than release him. There ARE times when society must actually look at the crime perpetrated and decide that the offender has removed all their own rights to any sort of normal life at all.

My new favourite phrase - "misdirected leisure activity"

soap brain

That's a fascinating legal decision.

Baconbutty

In this case I'm with Mr Bumble. "The Law is an ass" and whoever releases him has their head firmly inserted up their own.

My new favourite phrase - "misdirected leisure activity"

soap brain

It'll be a cool social experiment, a test as to whether Dr. House's theory that "people don't change" is right. I think that he probably is.

Baconbutty

Room full of apparently very clever people with a total lack of common sense and understanding of the real world as they spend all their time in isolated academic communities. "Hmm...." stroking their goatees in unison...."so there are reports of more women murdered and mutilated in the same way as before." "I wonder if it could be Sutcliffe again?" "Interesting hypothesis, let's run the experiment a bit longer to see if our findings are correct" "It'll be a useful addition to the ideas we have of treating murderers" Body. Count. Rises. "Our theories have been disproved - it seems people don't change!" "At least those unfortunate women have been slaughtered in the name of science!" "More canapes Professor Huffington-Buffington?"

My new favourite phrase - "misdirected leisure activity"

phannon86

Why should it matter how "rehabilitated" he is? It's an insult to all the victims and their families that the idea of this would even be entertained. Another vote for the 10p option here.

He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man

Ilion

Dalek Dave wrote:

I am in two minds over this. First I think he should never see the outside of a cell. Second, I think, let him out and hopefully some poor bastard will kill him. How many people do you have to kill in order to be locked up for life?

How many people do you criminals have to kill murder in order to be locked up for life for others to admit that capital punishment had a valid place in society?

Ilion

Phannon wrote:

Why should it matter how "rehabilitated" he is? It's an insult to all the victims and their families that the idea of this would even be entertained.

It's also an insult to the humanity of the murder himself, and of all of us. C.S. Lewis: The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment[^] [Sorry about the pop-ups, that's Angelfire for you.]

Dan Neely

If he was truely sane he'd've suicided once he realized what he did.

Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall

Dan Neely

Cured no, drugged into docility yes.

Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall

73Zeppelin

But as long as he voluntarily takes his medication... :rolleyes:

Ilion

Baconbutty wrote:

"The Law is an ass" and whoever releases him has their head firmly inserted up their own.

Those know that they and theirs are unlikely to pay the price in blood which will follow from his release. That some no-one will die as a result of their actions is a small price to pay to validate their own inestimable goodness.

wolfbinary

I think they should have chosen there words better when they said they would rehabilitate him to be bus or train tickets. Serial killers can't be rehabilitated. They're sociopaths or psychopaths.