Murderers need our understanding. They need help and psychotherapy, not punishment.
I know this is off thread but the view expressed above rather rattled my cage.
My mother (along with many others) was a victim of the infamous Dr. Shipman and I (along with quite a few others I imagine) have difficulty going along with this thought. It was even worse when, due in the main to lax supervision, Shipman was able to take his own life while in custody, thus cheating the system. End,