Baby serial killer? Oh….she’ll die in prison all right.
Yea that seems likely
I’m not particularly “vindictive” but these are the kinds of cases where capital punishment / death penalty seem justified
i am pretty vindictive, and i think sending a 33 year old to prison for the rest of her natural life seems like a much worse punishment than a quick death.
This is one reason why I generally don’t support the death penalty. Life in prison is a bigger punishment.
It’s never justified.
It won’t bring the babies back. It won’t stop her killing more babies any better than prison will. It won’t discourage other people from killing babies.
All it does is turn “murder is wrong” into “murder is wrong (unless I think you deserve it)”… and guess which of those most murderers believe?
A large number of people would disagree with you and they would be right to do so. Your opinion does not mean fact.
Nothing anyone does will bring those poor children back from the dead. That’s not the point of justice. The point of it is to fulfill what the people think qualifies as moral righteousness. It’s what the word actually means if you look it up in a dictionary, and for the majority of people, they believe the death penalty in cases like this is right and I for one can’t fault them.
The point of wanting her dead isn’t to bring the babies back. It’s to get rid of her, permanently, as they rightfully should. We know prison isn’t enough because others have cited the case of another baby murderer who is now up for parole and may be released, completely defeating the point of life sentences in jail.
murder is wrong (unless I think you deserve it)
And that’s how many philosophical schools of thought work, and they are quite honestly more valid than yours. Deontology is a terrible moral outlook and cases like this is why. We can’t have a moral and just society if we only judge morality by action and not by the circumstances of that action, who is affected, who commits it and why, etc.
What you’re asking for is actually unempathetic, cruel, and quite honestly really dangerous for the community.
The other case of a baby killer being eligible for parole is not the same as this one - she didn’t get a sentence till death, this one is.
That fact makes it all the worse.
Don’t hurt yourself explaining why.
I don’t have to. It’s obvious to anyone who actually cares about their community and not defending baby murderers for their political agendas.
Okay, so you can’t.
A large number of people would disagree with you and they would be right to do so. Your opinion does not mean fact.
What a hilariously self-absorbed comment. I never claimed my opinion was fact, but you tried to shame me for it anyway, while one sentence earlier acting like disagreeing with me is objectively correct.
Then you move on to presenting “eligible for parole” as “about to be released”, then stating your opinion about what a life sentence means as fact.
And as the cherry atop a dogshit comment, you throw a fistful of character flaws at me, none of which you’ve even attempted to justify, let alone succeeded in justifying.
Hop back in your clown car and fuck off.
Then you move on to presenting “eligible for parole” as “about to be released”, then stating your opinion about what a life sentence means as fact.
Baby murderers should never be eligible for parole under any circumstances and the fact that she is is the problem. It proves that imprisonment isn’t a guarantee she’ll be permanently separated from society, taking away any credibility toward the claim that it’s a satisfactory means to protect the community.
You just don’t want to see a baby murderer be punished. That’s what the real issue is. And you’re vile and morally repugnant for holding that view.
And as the cherry atop a dogshit comment, you throw a fistful of character flaws at me, none of which you’ve even attempted to justify, let alone succeeded in justifying.
Your viewpoint speaks for itself. You want me to hold you in high esteem? Stop trying to manipulate other people into thinking a baby murderer shouldn’t be held accountable for her actions or punished.
Baby murderers should never be eligible for parole under any circumstances and the fact that she is is the problem
Your opinion isn’t fact and it definitely isn’t law. But by all means, keep demeaning yourself by making it clear you don’t know the difference between “life sentence” and “life imprisonment”, even after someone links it to you.
You just don’t want to see a baby murderer be punished. That’s what the real issue is.
Nope, that’s the issue you just made up because apparently you’ve decided to make amphetamines and BPD your entire personality.
And you’re vile and morally repugnant for holding that view.
Having imaginary enemies isn’t any less childish than having imaginary friends. Nobody is going to believe the fictional character you’re openly building inside your head is actually me.
You want me to hold you in high esteem?
I couldn’t care less and I’ve got no idea what gave you that impression. I’m just going to assume it’s something you want me to feel, like all the other thoughts and opinions you’re projecting onto me in a way that’s clearly unbalanced.
Stop trying to manipulate other people into thinking a baby murderer shouldn’t be held accountable for her actions or punished.
It really upset you to have your little murder fantasy criticised didn’t it?
so real question what the hell would stop people from doing that??
She is not being rehabilitated and will never contribute to society in any way again. She is just costing people money for no reason. I am normally against the death penalty, but there are some cases, like this one, that make me think twice.
Life scentences are not the only reason I’m against death scentences
There’s also the off chance that someone is innocent, look at the innocent people jailed in america because of racism for example
This bitch deserves to rot in jail
When you use the death penalty on domeone who turns out to be found innocent you can’t get them back, their body is gone
Idk if they even have the death penalty in the UK but in the US it’s significantly more expensive to put someone to death than it is to imprison them for life. Also about a third of death penalty cases end up overturned on appeal. Which is a pleasant way of saying we get it wrong a lot. I feel like that’s important to remember, because you’re not just deciding what to do in this specific case. You’re designing rules, not exceptions.
US it’s significantly more expensive to put someone to death than it is to imprison them for life
because of the appeals process. maybe if you guys had an actual functioning justice system over there that didnt convict and sentence people to death because of their skin colour things would be different, but as it stands, THAT is why its more expensive.
No-one hear is arguing over the actual guilt of this lady. A death sentence isnt going to be accidently put on the wrong person. Will she appeal? probably. She can do the same for life in prison too. Its gonna cost a lot no matter what.
In the end she is a worthless, valueless monster the world would be better for if she wasnt consuming oxygen and resources, although pretty sure the death penalty isnt a thing in the UK anyway so the point is moot
What are you getting mad at him for? He’s agreeing with you
wasn’t getting mad at him mate, not sure what gave you that idea
maybe if you guys had an actual functioning justice system over there that didnt convict and sentence people to death because of their skin colour things would be different,
Sounds big mad to me
Capital punishment is prohibited in all circumstances in the UK, that includes times of war. It’s the same across almost all of Europe.
I totally agree for the US. I guess since I don’t live there I trust the UK judicial system to be more sorted, but that is probably naive.
Even though I am against it where I live, there are still those cases where there is undeniable proof and the crimes are heinous enough to invoke the primal side of the brain. The logical side of my brain knows that it is a bad idea to give power to the state to kill people.
I just can’t imagine how the family would feel in these kind of situations, and sometimes I think the justice given to them can be underwhelming. It’s complicated and I find it hard to make a concrete decision to say that the death penalty is absolutely never warranted.
Why is contributing to society a prereq for living? People aren’t just a means to your ends. Even terrible ones.
I would argue that contributing to society can at minimum mean to be a person of good standing who participates without causing trouble. You could be as useless as a retiree since your 20s and still have contributed to society.
You are right. Contributing is not a requirement. I never said that it was, but I could have worded it better. It’s more the fact that she did completely unforgivable things and will obviously never be rehabbed. I’m torn on the idea, but people like her just seem like a waste of air.
Also, how does me implying that most people contribute to society make people a means to my ends? That part of your comment makes no sense. I don’t give a fuck what people do as long as they don’t mess with other people.
I don’t know if she can be rehabilitated, but one of my catch phrases is nobody is beyond redemption. I don’t know if it’s true, but I think it is an important belief. Practically, I’d rather keep a monster alive if it saves a few damaged people with some hope of reforming. I also think that cultivating a mindset of compassion does good things for me as far as how I view and treat other people.
I recognize there’s more nuance to your views, but statements like that are made all the same by people who don’t have very complicated views of things. I debated four peeps at once at work today that were in support of the death penalty, so I might be a bit biased due to that.
The death penalty is generally MORE expensive than prison for life, and if you don’t want it that way your giving the government monetary incentive to give out more death penalties. Which is obviously a HORRIBLE IDEA
I agree generally don’t really support the idea except in a few extreme cases where it is a solid case against a monster like this.
Oh no! Your pennies!
I don’t have any money, personally. I said she was costing other people money, not me. Oh no! Your reading comprehension!
In this case it would almost be letting her off the hook, rotting in prison seems a better punishment.
Hopefully she will get killed in prison in the most painful way possible
Before reading, I initially thought that maybe there was a reason like she could have mental health issues or that she could be just someone extremely incompetent at her job… But the more you read, the more this makes me want to vomit… It’s truly sickening!
She’s essentially a serial killer so I was looking into her past. Her parents were extremely over bearing, clingy and guilt trippers who were always smothering her, so I’m sure that contributed, but there’s gotta be more in her past that led her to this.
Lol you’re describing probably a quarter of parents.
Some people are just born wrong.
I’d like to think that someone who’s born wrong can still be “right” if they have loving and nurturing parents who get them high quality mental healthcare. It’s much nicer than having to accept it’s totally out of our control.
That phrase is a bit of a grey area based on context and can be both highly bigoted and offensive if used in the context of hate speech and / or discrimination
Oh my god
extremely over bearing, clingy and guilt trippers
Yah, I don’t any parents like that. looks around the room
My parents are overbearing, clingy,and guilt trippers; I haven’t committed any murders yet.
Exactly. They still can’t point to a person and say “This person will kill and this one won’t”. It seems to require a confluence of a number of things. A violent childhood, a socially stunted development, opportunity, a lack of empathy and a psychopathic mentality, an ability to compartmentalize (good family man at home, violent psycho outside of it). Even then it still isn’t a guarantee.
They do it because they choose to. Regardless of all other circumstances, the choice is always theirs.
But that’s not helpful, it might be true in some sense but then it is for everything - would you rather wallow in hate or try to understand and prevent similar things happening in the future?
“yet”
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This is only true if you’re a firm believer in all nature, no nurture. That’s not where the scientific consensus is.
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Yeah, I was looking for a reason and found none. She is just sadistic.
Yes she will. Probably before the year is out.
So… society does not accept post-natal abortions… yet.
Ok I know this bitch should die but this judge should do at least three months in a level two for this fit.
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What? He’s a little dandy boy. Nothing wrong with that.
That’s literally his work clothes, including the wig. That’s just what judges in the UK wear. He probably ain’t a fan either.
And practically all the courts in countries that used to be part of the Empire/Commonwealth wear pretty much identical outfits. The whole justice system was founded in the UK.
tradition: ancestral peer pressure. fuuuug that
Sometime I swear the UK is stuck in a previous century
Just because yank Judges got no style.
I mean. . . not immediately, right?
Whats it matter? We will all die in a prison of our own making.
I’ll be honest with ya, existential dread was not on the list of things I was expecting while browsing lemmy today.
Well that’s on you.
Strangely enough there is another baby murdering nurse in UK prison called Beverley Allitt who in 1993 killed children the same way. She’s been inside for 30 years and is actually eligible for parole since she hasn’t received a whole life order (i.e. to die in prison). Doesn’t mean she’ll get parole but expect an outcry if she ever does.
Shame they don’t hang any more. Maybe she’ll do it herself.
Better that she wastes away in prison knowing she will never be released.
Well deserved.
I hope she spends the rest of her life being tortured by mentality I’ll DOJ guards.
Lucy Letby-Gones would be a pretty sweet name.
I couldn’t understand it at first and British name-ified it to “let bee goans”
And here I thought this was the nurse from the 90s, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverley_Allitt
But, no. This apparently happened in 2015. Creepy how both cases are so similar.
Apparently this one is eligible for parole now, after receiving 13 life sentences.
No kidding… How strange they both were UK serial baby killers. And Beverley Allitt was convicted before her 25 birthday if I looked at it right. She was caught in '91, so she was doing it as a 23-year-old girl…
ETA: they were both mid-twenties when the murders occurred. I don’t know why I got hung up on that, it is just shocking to me that they were so young and doing something so deplorable. I just imagine some older deranged woman doing something like that. Either way…unreal.
