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Face the judge

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Tapasita · 21/08/2023 11:34

Lucy Letby, you cowedly, murdering bitch. Someone should drag her out of her cell by her hair so the victim's families can look at the face of their babies' killer as the judge throws away the key

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BodenCardiganNot · 21/08/2023 11:35

What happens if that 'someone' gets injured?

TrickorTreacle · 21/08/2023 11:36

Agreed.

She needs to own what she is accountable for.

Freshair1 · 21/08/2023 11:36

Could she not be strait jacketed so she cannot hurt anyone.

ThreeLittleDots · 21/08/2023 11:37

Oh FGS. Would you like some rotten fruit to throw at her too?

The public do not deserve a spectacle. Grow up.

MrsSkylerWhite · 21/08/2023 11:39

ThreeLittleDots · Today 11:37
Oh FGS. Would you like some rotten fruit to throw at her too?

The public do not deserve a spectacle. Grow up.”

Nothing to do with the public. The families deserve to be able to look her in the eyes if that is what they need.

Summerrainagain1 · 21/08/2023 11:40

grab your pitchforks and rotten tomatos folks! Or perhaps we could just strip her naked and parade her through the streets.

Merryoldgoat · 21/08/2023 11:42

I don’t really get this point of view.

She murdered babies. How does facing families make any difference to that? She spent the trial impassive. She’s not going to repent because she’s hears how she’s destroyed lives.

tescocreditcard · 21/08/2023 11:43

They could easily handcuff her, put a spit mask on, put leg irons on and then a couple of big burly policemen could take her underneath the arms and force her up to the dock. It's really not difficult.

LyingWitchInTheWardrobe · 21/08/2023 11:44

Why not just post on the other thread about it? Why do you need your own, OP? Talk about attention seeking.

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Tapasita · 21/08/2023 11:45

Sorry but the law needs to change so that convicted criminals are present at the time of their sentences being passed. It's got nothing to do with pitchforks/rotten fruit. How would you feel if you were the victim's families, and your babies' murderer refused to show up? What about your victim impact statement? Would you feel that justice had been truly served?

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RudsyFarmer · 21/08/2023 11:45

ThreeLittleDots · 21/08/2023 11:37

Oh FGS. Would you like some rotten fruit to throw at her too?

The public do not deserve a spectacle. Grow up.

I’d like her shuffling in chained hands and feet ideally.

WhiskersPete · 21/08/2023 11:45

Freshair1 · 21/08/2023 11:36

Could she not be strait jacketed so she cannot hurt anyone.

Is this serious? She's behind a screen anyway ffs

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Tapasita · 21/08/2023 11:46

@LyingWitchInTheWardrobe

Sorry I didn't see the other thread on this before I created mine. But thanks for the personal dig. You sound like a nice, considerate person.

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WhiskersPete · 21/08/2023 11:48

How would you feel if you were the victim's families, and your babies' murderer refused to show up? What about your victim impact statement? Would you feel that justice had been truly served?

The victim impact statement is to inform the judge's sentencing not to make her feel bad about what she's done. If she doesn't feel bad about it by this point nothing the parents say is going to make any difference is it!

LyingWitchInTheWardrobe · 21/08/2023 11:48

The families deserve to read out their impact statements and to have every consideration. The public deserve none of that.

The law needs to change and that's very clear.

This guillotine-knitter mawkishness is completely uncalled for and is a bit sickening in its own right.

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Tapasita · 21/08/2023 11:50

@LyingWitchInTheWardrobe

The law needs to change and that's very clear.

Right, so you do agree with me then. And there I was assuming you didn't.

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LyingWitchInTheWardrobe · 21/08/2023 11:52

I have that stupid @ facility turned off, no need to summon posters to reply to you.

I don't agree with a word that you've written. Just to be clear.

ilovesooty · 21/08/2023 11:55

tescocreditcard · 21/08/2023 11:43

They could easily handcuff her, put a spit mask on, put leg irons on and then a couple of big burly policemen could take her underneath the arms and force her up to the dock. It's really not difficult.

Good grief.

CapturedLeprechaun · 21/08/2023 11:55

And if they drag her into court kicking and screaming (assuming the low paid prison staff are the ones that have to deal with this), and then she sits in the deck and sings LA LA LA at the top of her voice, or puts her fingers in her ears, or smirks and laughs at the families, what then? It will disrupt the court and be far worse for everyone. If someone wants to disrupt the court, they can. And she's going to get a life sentence, they can't use "we'll add extra time on your sentence" in cases like this.

ilovesooty · 21/08/2023 11:57

CapturedLeprechaun · 21/08/2023 11:55

And if they drag her into court kicking and screaming (assuming the low paid prison staff are the ones that have to deal with this), and then she sits in the deck and sings LA LA LA at the top of her voice, or puts her fingers in her ears, or smirks and laughs at the families, what then? It will disrupt the court and be far worse for everyone. If someone wants to disrupt the court, they can. And she's going to get a life sentence, they can't use "we'll add extra time on your sentence" in cases like this.

Absolutely. There's nothing to be gained from the potential for disruption.

ImNotReallySpartacus · 21/08/2023 11:58

It won't make an atom of difference to the sentence whether she is present in court or not. And I wouldn't make assumptions about what the families want.

Insommmmnia · 21/08/2023 12:03

Tapasita · 21/08/2023 11:45

Sorry but the law needs to change so that convicted criminals are present at the time of their sentences being passed. It's got nothing to do with pitchforks/rotten fruit. How would you feel if you were the victim's families, and your babies' murderer refused to show up? What about your victim impact statement? Would you feel that justice had been truly served?

How would you feel if your family member was killed escorting a prisoner to a sentencing they didn't want to attend

It's one thing to expect officers to out their lives at risk for us, the public, when we are at risk, such as escorting a prisoner to prison.

Its quite another to expect officers to put their lives as risk when there is no risk to the general public, just for a spectacle.

And at least one of the families have said they don't want her there. Why is your opinion as an unrelated member of the public somehow more important.

And if you are the sort of person who thinks justice should be served by dragging people around by their hair, then you are advocating for assault and unnecessary violence.

Silvers11 · 21/08/2023 12:06

Tapasita · 21/08/2023 11:34

Lucy Letby, you cowedly, murdering bitch. Someone should drag her out of her cell by her hair so the victim's families can look at the face of their babies' killer as the judge throws away the key

Some of them ( at least) did not want to see her when they were in court: they tried to seat themselves where they didn't have a direct line of sight.

And as others have said, she could easily disrupt the Court if she is dragged their kicking and screaming/ badly hurt those having to take her there etc

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Tapasita · 21/08/2023 12:07

@LyingWitchInTheWardrobe

This guillotine-knitter mawkishness is completely uncalled for and is a bit sickening in its own right.

And yet.............here you are, on a thread about the very same topic. Strange that.

She should be made to face the judge and hear her sentence.

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Insommmmnia · 21/08/2023 12:09

Tapasita · 21/08/2023 12:07

@LyingWitchInTheWardrobe

This guillotine-knitter mawkishness is completely uncalled for and is a bit sickening in its own right.

And yet.............here you are, on a thread about the very same topic. Strange that.

She should be made to face the judge and hear her sentence.

Some of the families don't want that. Why is your opinion more important than theirs?