Comments on: Disgraceful http://www.kieranoshea.com/2010/01/23/disgraceful/ A little spot on the web all about me, my work and my life in general! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:13:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Joe Hames http://www.kieranoshea.com/2010/01/23/disgraceful/#comment-180075 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:14:57 +0000 http://www.kieranoshea.com/2010/01/23/disgraceful/#comment-180075 It isn't a question of how many years - 25 is too few. The question is "Why haven't they been burned alive, skinned alive, buried alive, or in some other way been killed...alive?" It isn’t a question of how many years - 25 is too few. The question is “Why haven’t they been burned alive, skinned alive, buried alive, or in some other way been killed…alive?”

]]> by: Chris Worfolk http://www.kieranoshea.com/2010/01/23/disgraceful/#comment-179972 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:26:53 +0000 http://www.kieranoshea.com/2010/01/23/disgraceful/#comment-179972 I did think about this at the time and I'm not really sure there is an easy solution. I mean, they genuinely are kids. I'm not sure I could really comprehend such actions when I was 11 years old and I had good parents who did instil morals in me. It's easy to say let's just blame the kids and not shift the responsibility but I don't think this is the case - it is by default the responsibility of the parent to raise the child, it's not the child's job to raise itself as a good upstanding member of society. Also, what is the difference between a 5 year sentence and a 25 year sentence? Is there any evidence to say that a 25 year sentence will mean that they are less likely to offend again? I haven't seen the stats but I would imagine it's far easier to reintegrate and become part of society when you leave prison at 16 than when you leave at 36. I did think about this at the time and I’m not really sure there is an easy solution.

I mean, they genuinely are kids. I’m not sure I could really comprehend such actions when I was 11 years old and I had good parents who did instil morals in me. It’s easy to say let’s just blame the kids and not shift the responsibility but I don’t think this is the case - it is by default the responsibility of the parent to raise the child, it’s not the child’s job to raise itself as a good upstanding member of society.

Also, what is the difference between a 5 year sentence and a 25 year sentence? Is there any evidence to say that a 25 year sentence will mean that they are less likely to offend again? I haven’t seen the stats but I would imagine it’s far easier to reintegrate and become part of society when you leave prison at 16 than when you leave at 36.

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