I really don't think you understand the british sentencing system, you keep saying that you do, then make comments clearly indicating that you don't. It's pretty good and for damn sure better than US style "life means life".
By having people serve 9 years on licence, they have to keep their nose clean for 9 years. I.e. habit form a crime free lifestyle during that time. By having the offender reform, you actually protect the community. That is the thought behind the system.
That is the thought !
In an ideal world of course, reform would work.
But of course it does'nt,
I do not agree either with your statement that our system is better then the US......America certainly has its faults (a lot actually)
But what is wrong with life meaning life.
Let me put it this way.
Henry Long, Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers were sent to prison. Having been found guilty of a police officers death...manslaughter. They will be eligible for release after two thirds of their sentence has been served.
16 years and 13 years each respectively.
In the courtroom they smiled and waved at family as they were led down after sentencing. No remorse, no sense of guilt, no empathy whatsoever. Because they could not give a fuck.
There is not a single fraction of doubt in my mind that these three twats will ever reform.
But as you say. Lets spend a lot of our tax money on at least trying.
