What would be your response ??
Praxidice,
Not so fast. I'm still waiting for an answer from that lot, wait your turn please :-)

Individual, actually I AM a relative of both a victim of a manslaughter crime, and a relative of a perpetrator of manslaughter. So I have seen it from both angles.
In neither case did I want to see a death penalty, although my family members were upset that the guy only got time for manslaughter instead of murder...

I strongly believe that if we allow state sanctioned executions, then we are no better than the murderous criminals, and I never want to go there. The anger and bitterness against the murderer does not disappear when they die. I know this for a fact.

Dear Suseonline and friends,

I notice you are studiously avoiding the kiddyfiddler issue, mind you thats EXACTLY what I expected. The media manufactured furore surrounding the life and times of Denis Ferguson provided a pretty indication of how Australians really think when the chips are down.

Hi Praxidice,

In some jurisdictions, sentencing of such people is somewhat 'flexible', at the discretion of Parole Boards, etc., and a person like the one you mentioned could be kept in custody indefinitely, not necessarily in touch with any other prisoners or, of course, with access to the internet. So lifelong incarceration is an option.

Joe

Praxidice, are you also saying those many child abuse priests, religious persons should also be executed, as you will have problems with the Vatican, Salvation Army, Anglican Church etc etc !!

Kipp - Praxidice, are you also saying those many child abuse priests, religious persons should also be executed, as you will have problems with the Vatican, Salvation Army, Anglican Church etc etc !!

I did make a particular point, not once but several times, that I'm the least clucky individual on the planet, and as such the activities of kiddyfiddlers will never directly concern me. What I was attempting to discover was how people directly affected, ie if their own 8 - 10y/o offspring were seriously 'used' by a Denis Ferguson clone and returned in several pieces. I purposely didn't mention priests of whatever 'franchise' because its highly unlikely they would attract anything like the same degree of unbridled hate as the media managed to generate in the case of Denis Ferguson. The media circus made public sentiment on death penalty quite obvious, its merely a question of the incentive. Since Suseonline has carefully ignored the question addressed directly to her, I believe that answer has now been provided by default.