Good riddance Huntley

[Bertiebiscuit]

So the child murderer Ian Huntley is dead, finally. Pity it took so long, i hope he died in pain and terror, and a medal to whoever did it. Karma sometimes works.

I’m sure they would have preferred to not have had a child murdered at all. That’s not what I was saying.

Huntley is not ‘more evil’ than the man who raped and murdered my friend. And that man is not ‘more evil’ than criticised for restraining ill murderer, 84 [[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd05087yk41o www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd05087yk41o man.

How about this man, who raped and murdered a nine year old in 1996? He’s free. But Roy Whiting, who raped and murdered an eight year old four years later, never will be. Funny, that. Guess Whiting is just more evil. Why, though? Whitby is more evil because he had the temerity to rape and kill a sweet looking girl in summer while the other one raped and killed a streetwise kid in winter.

I could go on. I’ll say again, they are just insignificant little arseholes with nasty tempers and a penchant for victims who can’t fight back. There are hundreds like them. So give over with the ‘special circle of hell’ shit.

Sore wounds? His skull was split in two. He had a five per cent chance of surviving

I don't think the death penalty will ever return , i'm not sure i actually fully agree with it , but i do make an exception to these kinds of killers.
I wouldn't want any sensationalism or drama, no press involvement just the efficient quick end by bullet /injection once the court decision was made -in cases where there is no shadow of doubt whatsoever- then an announcement that death had ocured /end of.

these kind of killers being the ones who kill white middle class girls, yes?

I'm with the majority here. I'm not sad he's dead, but the guy that killed him is as much scum as Huntley was.

And while I'm aware there's an 'hounor amongst theives' we don't know why Huntley's attacker went for him. Ian Watkins murderers killed him over a disagreement about a contraband mobile phone, not because of his crimes.

Ps what is it with then name Ian? Add Brady to the list and the name sounds cursed......

if anyone wonders why I’m pissed off it’s because I know the people claiming to be delighted at his death because they cared so enormously about the girls don’t actually care at all. Otherwise it makes no sense why you’d be outraged at one and saying he’ll burn and should be tortured and nonchalant at another being released to live his life for the same fucking crime!

Ian Watkins murderers killed him over a disagreement about a contraband mobile phone, not because of his crimes.

Not disbelieving you, but do you have a source on that? I can't find anything to back it up.

Handwringing? There seems to be some black and white thinking on here unless you're celebrating his death and violence in prisons you're somehow defending him.

It astounds me that people don't seem to make the connection between public safety and violence in prison. We should all be concerned that in a high security, someone was able to make a weapon that killed someone. Because what's to stop more than one weapon being made? Or it being used on a prison guard or officer? Or prison staff being overwhelmed and in worse case scenario, managing to escape?

People are in these high security prisons for a reason and to ensure they are kept in there and the public safe, we need them staffed appropriately. If we've got violence breaking out in prisons and people murdered, this will be harder to do.

I live in a city with a prison where Huntley previously resided. Bloody awful when one of these prisoners is brought in to A n E and is in being treated in the next bed. The staff are trying to preserve all their patients dignity. The guards are embarrassed. Ex husband was being treated for a heart attack at the same time as one of the prisoners who had overdosed. There's no separate area. I feel sorry for all the staff who have had to look after Huntley with dignity. They are amazing professionals.

No not at all !
I mean all killers of children and women ,races and class etc are totally irrelevant .
I'm sorry if my comment has been misunderstood, it absolutely disgusts me that police ,courts ,media could even think about differentiating .

Great news.

I’m going to guess the attack had nothing to do with morals and justice and more about drug money or an ongoing feud.

There is no morality in prison, its very easy to fall into debt of some kind and, knowing the person who murdered him is also a horrible waste of space, I’m going to guess this was about something stupid rather than revenge for his crimes.

Huntley is only one of thousands of child abusers and killers. I wish we just killed them all 5 years after conviction (some time for appeals) - it’s such a waste of precious money to keep them housed in prison and we all know they won’t change. That money could be spent on a number of worthwhile areas, SEN, education, cancer support, housing, etc.

This!

I am beyond delighted that the evil bastard is dead and I hope he died in as much pain and fear as Holly and Jessica…..do I wish to shake the hand of the man who killed him? Not in a million years ….he is also a vicious bastard who I hope rots in hell….xx

As there have been numerous miscarriages of justice over the years, it seems we have learnt nothing. No legal system is infallible, people make mistakes, they forget things, witnesses aren't 100% reliable,evidence becomes contaminated.
I would be unhappy executing anyone, because mistakes happen.

All child killers and all killers of women. We’re going to have full graveyards for sure.

It isn’t even about whether they did it or not. I don’t think the death penalty has any place in a developed and civilised society.

Apart from anything else, a lot of them have some unanswered questions and some crimes they haven’t been convicted of yet - Steve wright for instance. I don’t think Victoria Hall’s Dad would have appreciated him being hanged in 2007 and never knowing what happened to his daughter.

And there were still quite a lot of things we didn’t know about Soham - and now the families never will.

Sadly i agree .
I am so sorry for your friend.

I’m not neutral at all. This is terrible. We don’t have capital punishment in this country and mob justice is not justice at all. I’m very shocked by the responses on this thread.

The best possible outcome here is that he was hopefully able to be used as an organ donor.

Exactly.

Seriously ?

I love it op. The fact as well he didn’t die in old age but in a vicious attack even better.
What a good day.

You approve of prisons being unsafe places for inmates and staff?

I sincerely think it was a "good day" for the prison staff or medical staff who had to cope with the aftermath of this.

Huntley was an absolute monster, but there's now further people being traumatised by him, who will have witnessed if we're to be believed his head being split in two while also managing the whole chaos of the situation. And of course I am not putting their trauma on the same level as Holly or Jessica's parents, but they have still being impacted massively nonetheless.