Should life mean until?

Question

the end of a persons life, in the case of a (UK) prison sentence ?

Answer 1

Yes it should but unfortunately prisons are too over-crowded so it will never happen.

Answer 2

If a judge says life to me that's until the end of life, as in America, but this is not so here, sadly the sentence does not reflect the crime. We are talking about calculated cold killing I presume!! But id have to say there are circumstances in which a reduced sentence of manslaughter, or murder under extreme mental pressure and mental state would have to be taken into account, as to the lengh of time served!

Answer 3

Life means until the end of that persons life, yes.

Answer 4

That's life without the possiblity of parole. Usually in the case of having multiple life sentences to serve. Life however does not mean serving your entire life behind bars. Confusing but true.

Answer 5

It depends on the crime. Any kind of uniform ruling on such a matter would hinder the authority of the judicial system. But the values of a society can be measured by the way it treats criminals. If the only way that society can deal with extreme transgressors is to lock them away until they die (or even worse, to execute them), then that society has a very bleak future.

Answer 6

Yes, if the crime warrants life then yes that is what should happen, that person should spend the rest of their life in prison.

If the court feels they could be let out in years to come they should have another term for sentancing those people.

But life should mean life, otherwise its sort of a flase sentancing dont you think?

Elphaba x

Answer 7

no life means they stay in prison for the life of their sentence with no chance of early release.

Answer 8

Yes it should, my Mum was murdered along with a friend 19 years ago, the killer got 8 years!!!!! He served 4 because he was good (sigh)

The British justice system is a disgrace, and it's the victims families that end up suffering because of it.

Answer 9

for chilly blooded homicide which has been deliberate ie, paedophiles, the likes of Rose West and Denis Neilson or people who intentionally beat somebody to loss of existence particular. i does not opt to make sure somebody who had a 2nd of insanity - ie, a battered spouse or husband who cracked after years of abuse and lunged out suffering a similar punnishment as a chilly blooded murderer nevertheless. i think of the gadget desires alot of tightening up yet there could be some leeway interior of it - simply by fact of this the tarrif gadget is there inspite of the undeniable fact that this is being permit down by some over-liberal judges and do-gooders such simply by fact the fool lord who needed Myra Hindley released as an occasion.

Answer 10

Better check with the prison service to see if they want to be running old peoples homes




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