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Original poster

To not care that a sex offender got stabbed to death up the road from me.

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PingpingsatonSantasface · 12/12/2008 15:50

Last night a 52 year old sex offender got stabbed to death A post-mortem examination said the cause of death was multiple wounds including mutilation of the groin. He was a known sex offender in the Wandsworth area and had attacked a girl under the age of 16.

Everyone in my office is shocked that this could happen in our area literally down the road from me, but to be honest I am glad they did it and expressed this. One less perve off the streets.

What do you think?

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MadamDeathstarOverBethlehem · 12/12/2008 15:51

But now you have a murderer in the area.

Dropdeadfred · 12/12/2008 15:53

I think it's terrible that you would think that vigilante killing is acceptable? and there is no proof at this early stage that it was even connected to the fact he had a conviction...

PingpingsatonSantasface · 12/12/2008 15:56

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pamelat · 12/12/2008 15:57

I see what you mean but its still a murder.

With things like this I have to try really hard to remind myself that the victim had done a terrible thing, I just don't like violence at all.

I think that I could only "understand" this sort of retaliation if the murderer was the original victim or her family/boyfriend etc. Obviously thats hypothetical, not saying it would be. I am tying myself in knots so maybe I should shut up.

Its really difficult as I dont want to condone murder to anyone. I think I would still be sad that someone died in such an awful way, but thats because I dont have any experience of this sort of thing. Maybe I would feel different if I did.

I worry that maybe the person was innocent, you hear about this sort of stuff happening.

Its not nice, any of it.

ComeOVeneer · 12/12/2008 15:59

I too am that you condone this! Can you imagine what a lawless society we would be living in if everyone decided to take matters into their own hands! We have a legal system for a reason.

pamelat · 12/12/2008 15:59

when I wrote this, I hadn't read the second post.

I would like to think that the law could deal with these things in a just way but is that naive?

I do worry about the power or rumour.

crankycrane · 12/12/2008 16:00

One less pervert and sicko
Not a bad thing!!

dinny · 12/12/2008 16:01

whereabouts was it (which pub)?

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PingpingsatonSantasface · 12/12/2008 16:02

He wasn't innocent. I don't condone violence or murder for that matter.

I am in fact trying to set up a stop knife crime in the wandsworth area for kids youth group.
But I can't feel nothing for this man especially when I think about that young girl who he raped how must she feel everyday kinda think he had it coming. Hard one still.

Also the fact that he lived so close by freaks me out kind of.

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PingpingsatonSantasface · 12/12/2008 16:03

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Dannat · 12/12/2008 16:03

"One less pervert and sicko
Not a bad thing!!"

Yes, but one more murderer...

OhYouMerryMerryKitten · 12/12/2008 16:03

Did anyone see Louis Therouxs programme on sunday night? Well worth a watch to see the full impacts of what happens when mob law rules.

LedodgyChristmasjumper · 12/12/2008 16:04

'I am in fact trying to set up a stop knife crime in the wandsworth area for kids youth group.'

Well if the kids follow the adults in the area that have taken the law into their own hands there's nothing down for them!

ComeOVeneer · 12/12/2008 16:04

No he wasn't innocent, but now neither are those that did it, should someone "deal" with them? Irrelevant of wht he may or may not have done, nobody has the right to take the law into there own hands.

thisisyesterday · 12/12/2008 16:04

yes, you are being unreasonable.

pamelat · 12/12/2008 16:05

but what sort of person can stab another person repeatedly?

I don't think that I could cause pain to another human being but if anyone hurt my DD, I might change my mind about this.

Vigilante groups are not the way forward. However, "understandable" (to use my own words) it may be.

Did you watch the Lewis Theroux (spl?!) documentary about crime in the week, it makes for a totally unsafe country.

crankycrane · 12/12/2008 16:05

well anyone touched my babies
I would do time!!
that would make me a murderer

OrmIrian · 12/12/2008 16:05

YANBU. And unpleasant.

Nagapie · 12/12/2008 16:06

Merry Kitten - I thought of that programme when I read the OP comments...

As vile as the man was, two wrongs don't make a right ...

pamelat · 12/12/2008 16:06

Ohyourmerrymerryitten - x post about Louis Theroux - sorry!

And you spelt his name properly.

Lockets · 12/12/2008 16:07

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beanieb · 12/12/2008 16:08

yabu!

harpsiheraldangelssing · 12/12/2008 16:08

you're glad someone died
GLAD???

wannaBe · 12/12/2008 16:09

what a vile op and some of the subsequent posts.

Whether we agree with it or not this man had served his time. And he had recently been taken off the sex offenders register.

No he wasn't innocent of the crime he had committed but he had been convicted in a court of law, as is the usual way in this country.

It is not up to anyone to take the law into their own hands and dish out justice as they see fit. What kind of society are you condoning?

Kathyis6incheshigh · 12/12/2008 16:09

Yes, if you're trying to set up a 'stop knife crime' group and are going around saying you're glad someone was stabbed, you're pretty unreasonable.
You're basically saying 'stop knife crime except when they had it coming' but the problem is that in rather a lot of cases where someone is attacked or murdered the perpetrator thinks the victim deserved it. I think you need to think this one through a bit more....