To think that killing 6 children - should have a longer sentence!

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-67427340

An absolute disgrace!

the legal system is a joke. all three should be in jail.

Are you campaigning for change OP or just arguing with people?

Funnily enough, I drove past their street the other day. Every time I'm near there I think of those poor children and how horrific it was.

Have you got an actual opinion about the death of six children? Or just come in to be goady?

Now that must be a sad place

Now that must be a sad place

I imagine it must be very sad for the neighbours who still live there. The house has been demolished now and new ones built.

Philpott is a very dangerous individual. He treats women like his possessions. He attacked his former g/f and her mother and left them for dead. He's the kind of person who can't be rehabilitated

Its performative outrage that is somehow made out to be more moral than the people who actually administer or campaign to change the law

🙄 to your response.

So are you campaigning? Because otherwise your thread is worse than my comment. You've started a thread about murdered children land you're starting drama. Seriously, have a word with yourself.

I agree. Kind of disgusted with some of the bleeding hearts on here, I must say.

I can see the sight of the atrocity from my local Sainsbury's. It won't ever be forgotten in these parts.

I do think prison should be about rehabilitation rather than punishment though. **

Exactly this!

It wasn't murder, you know nothing about the case, clearly!

I don't need to start a campaign.

What aggravating and mitigating circumstances would be acceptable for someone setting fire to a house with 6 children trapped inside?
I honestly struggle to understand how somebody can think 'oh poor criminal, how awful for them, they should be hugged and given things, not punished!!'

Wow so aggressive. If you think they should have recieved life, then what sentence would murderers received?

It's possible to get life for manslaughter! Six innocent children killed, they should've got life.

Murderer like manslaughter should be judged on each case.

Whenever I feel the death penalty may be inhumane I remember cases like this. No sympathy for any of them.

You're right . Robert Thompson has not reoffended so rehabilitation sometimes does work. As it did with Mary Bell. I find it interesting that Thompson and Bell both had extremely horrific upbringings too but both have been successfully helped.

just seen the link

In this soft country of ours, we give too many chances to people. If you are recalled to prison then for me you should serve the rest of your sentence. Why are our laws so soft? I know the prisons are full but they should build more and send a message out to people. The number of people in my town getting off with suspended sentences for quite serious offences is ridiculous currently.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-55121137

I don't remember this case - how one earth was it manslaughter if the fire was deliberate?! Did he not know the children were inside?

Regardless, I agree with you - nowhere near enough time for killing 6 children! And in a house fire too - what a terrifying, slow way to die. Just horrendous.

There was a documentary on about it, it's harrowing but insightful.

Bastard deserves either a noose or a bullet.

Never mind, cross posted with the link above which explains - still disgusting. How dare they be so cavalier with people's lives. Especially children's.