Gonna be realy hard not to step on anynes toes in this thread and this subject.
1. I think, not positive, but under the terms of the Hague convention on human rights, that a life term has a maximum period.
wether that applies to people who were sentanced prior to that coming into force is debatable. Thats the UK goverments fault fo
signing up to it.
2. we don't know what political pressures were bought to bear on the Scotish justice secretary. by the UK goverment in London.
3. Whilst the American feelings should have been taken into account, seeing most of the people that died were american that
does not entitle them to try and control foreign goverment policies. Does the american goverment ever pay heed to requests from the
British goverment?
4 Why does the subject of WWII keep coming up, Should we be seen as an aggressor by getting in the first strike, Bomb first
Ask questions and apologise after and then have to clear up and deal with the crap, Mmm weapons of Mass destructions and
Iraque spring to mind.
5. Was this bomber realy a bomber or made a scapegoat to appease Iran? and boost libyas acceptance in the muslim world, probably things
we will never know, even under the pathetic information rights act some things will never be revealed if its considered to be in the states interest
and security.
Me personally, Life should mean life, Many of the american systems of justice appeal to me, they have a consecutive punishment system, where crimes are dealt with individually and punishments awarded for each crime are not all lumped together, ie do five crimes get a year for each, punishments to run concurrent, like here, they do five years, finish one punishment and then start the next. Comit two murders, no chance will they leave prison cept in a box. Unfortunately, like everyday occurances, there is no real justice for the aggreived or bereaved. The rights of the criminal seem to be paramount, that is what is destroying western society that and deluded law makers in Strasbourg.
Crisitne
Cristine Jennifer Shye. B/L. B/Acc