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Topic History of: Fritzl case
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JK2006	Just watch the media coverage - monster, rat infested, appalling, dreadful... the bigger the words, the better the story. True? Possibly not - but it's a better story. Who cares? Exactly - it's only fun titillation. But when it affects the sentence, the punishment, the life and so on, the colouring up can be lethal, dangerous and unfair. I have no problem with those of us who enjoy hearing the misery of others (poor Jade) but I do have a problem when something merely intended as entertainment - and circulation/ratings boosting - becomes considered fact and controls the way individuals get treated. I met enough murderers doing life for hitting their wives and accidentally killing them who were painted as sadistic monsters and are locked away forever with no hope for them and at huge cost to us. Titillation becomes evil when it detracts from money better spent on hospitals and schools and safety. Quite apart from the rather nasty element of encouraging our darkest thrills and most unpleasant gratification. Wallowing in pleasure provoked by the unfortunate pain of others is pretty seedy I reckon.
JK2006	So - my verdict on the verdict (inevitable given the guilty plea - which may or may not be true)... and the sentence... Fair enough though I'm rapidly feeling nobody ought to be locked up forever. At least give them reason to hope and work for light at the end of the tunnel. Did he deserve it? I cannot say. I know none of the facts. I don't believe the media. I cannot assess behind the blur of A GOOD STORY. I will not judge - and never have judged - from tabloid headlines.
JK2006	I simply don't believe in the over colours and shock and outrage of the media Robbie. On the surface it looks like a terrible crime. But I'll bet the reality is very different indeed.
robbiex	This is the most horrific crime of the last 100 years. Why does everyone assume that the press are lying. Who the hell did lock up the girl, if he didn't? Do they think they she just chose not to go out for 24 years. I'm pretty liberal minded, but this guy is just beyond evil, forcing his daughter to have 7 children with him, killing one and making half of them live underground. If this was a horror film, it would be considered too far fetched. Perhaps a lot of people here don't beleive that the holocaust happened either.
BR	I think you are right about his change in plea JK. But I still think to lock up someone for 24 years is appalling. Freedom is vital for a person's self worth and self respect. Prison without trial has to be the greatest abuse on anyone. Worse than any physical or sexual because the mind is more powerful than any physical or sexual abuse. To be locked up in the dark underground is an unbearable thought - just close your eyes and imagine it......for 24 years.....never knowing whether you would ever see anyone again sometimes.