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Topic History of: Alesha murder
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JK2006 |
Why? Why? Why? Indeed - all questions that should have been answered during the trial; let us hope the jury heard all the answers before they decided on a verdict. |
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hedda wrote:
there is an alleged further reason the Judge allowed him to be identified:
The Ghastly Katie Hopkins had been tweeting links to the case followed by links (she deleted one too late that basically claimed there was a connection) with stories of a Syrian family of refugees who had moved into the area.
Hopkins claimed crime had risen in the area (not true) while endlessly identifying the fact a refugees family was somehow connected.
Never put it past an extreme right-winger to link a dreadful crime with funny looking people with a "tinge".
Horrible woman. It's disturbing that someone like that can be so influential.
honey!oh sugar sugar. wrote:
JK2006 wrote:
Regulars will of course howl with loathing at me when I repeat that failing to show kindness and decency to the perpetrator means condoning their crimes and slaps the face of the victim. As with priests, vicars, doctors, teachers, comics, DJs and pop stars, guilt or innocence should not, in my opinion, negate kindness. When I was in prison I met many admitted guilty criminals including killers and I tried to treat everyone with equal decency. But I seem to be alone in this. Condemn the crime; make sure it cannot be repeated; but why be nasty or cruel to someone? To me, it offends human nature, as I see it and believe it, to hurt someone unless protecting oneself or another.
What caused this boy to behave in this way? Help him mend the hurt and heal himself whilst still condemning this behaviour.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-47330774
You are not alone. I try to treat everyone well, and with understanding, and so do a lot of others.
In a way, I can understand an unwell person committing a horrible crime better than I understand mob bullying of them.
His defence team apparently argued against his name being released because he "had a history of self-harm, anxiety and depression" (source). But he pleaded not guilty and tried to blame the victim's father's girlfriend despite DNA evidence overwhelmingly pointing in his direction. He had apparently also shown premeditation, e.g. by Googling "How do police find DNA". If he was mentally ill, why didn't he plead guilty on the grounds of diminished responsibility? And what about all those with mental illness or with a history of self-harm/anxiety/depression/drug use who don't torture animals and rape and murder small girls? |
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hedda |
there is an alleged further reason the Judge allowed him to be identified:
The Ghastly Katie Hopkins had been tweeting links to the case followed by links (she deleted one too late that basically claimed there was a connection) with stories of a Syrian family of refugees who had moved into the area.
Hopkins claimed crime had risen in the area (not true) while endlessly identifying the fact a refugees family was somehow connected.
Never put it past an extreme right-winger to link a dreadful crime with funny looking people with a "tinge". |
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JK2006 |
I was immediately hit by the mention of drugs. This crime has all the hallmarks of drugs - either the effects of a bad trip and inspirations of harmful chemicals or the connections. How come drugs were so easily available to a young lad on this tiny island? We don't know for how long he'd been on them. Where did the fence get them? From a connection in Glasgow? Had he paid his bills? Was a gang prepared to show him that he should do? In fiction, that sometimes involved capturing and killing close relatives. I wonder whether Scottish plod investigated these connections? |
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Misa |
In a way, I can understand an unwell person committing a horrible crime better than I understand mob bullying of them. That really strikes a chord, Honey. Thank you. I think I'm going to have to reflect on that a while.
I wonder how many people here (and more widely) share that sentiment? |
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