On the husband who cut his wife's throat because he was jealous - it is interesting to learn how many people believe it is okay to murder their wife by cutting her throat like an animal in an abbatoir; that it is okay to go and get high on drugs and then murder someone; it is okay to kill someone if you get blind drunk first. A bit tough for the victims given that nobody forces a person to get drunk on alcohol or high on drugs. It does seem amazing that people believe a murderer who says "I didn't mean to kill her", "I am really sorry for my crime", I was drunk at the time", "I was on drugs when I killed her" or "I thought (wrongly as it turns out) that she was in love with someone other than me, which is really hard to understand, given what a great bloke I am" would believe any of it. As if any half smart lawyer would not tell his client how well it would work on a judge or jury if they said that.Surely cases should be judged on evidentiary facts, not excuses crimninals drag out of their heads to get off. Did he or did he not kill her by cutting her throat while she was conscious? Yes or no. If yes, prescribed penalty.

The benefit of democracy is that we all have a right to our views. The pity is that judges and politicians so often ignore them.