JesusWept

I didn't cry but I felt like it when I heard they'd found the body of that little laddie who drowned in Somerset.

I can hazard a guess.

Either in a case like this, or more generally, I don't really think you can base the sentence on the victims' / victims' families wishes. You can't rehabilitate a person like this either. The notion's ridiculous.

Natural reaction to Gene_Hunt's comments tbh.

Looks like it's really not about the bike after all.

I've never mentioned the bit in bold so I'm not sure why you've directed that at me.

Why not?

Prison's meant to be about rehabilitation and punishment. Not just the former. That is exactly how it should be. The British justice system doesn't seem to be successful on either count but that is probably something for another debate.