With due respect Moose.
I don't understand this desire to double the cost to the taxpayer. As I alluded to before official cost for keeping a prisoner in a low security jail is estimated at 20,000 to 25,000 pounds. So 11 years would be hitting a quarter of a million. I can think of more worthy ways in society to spend tax money. He's going to jail for probably 3 years -- he is a social and professional pariah and he most probably will get hit with a class action for damages. How vindictive does a society need to be to extract what appears from some comments to be an odd reflected revenge on behalf of the victims.

i come at this from the point of view of someone who was sexually assaulted a couple of times when I was 10 years old. (52 years ago) I didn't want revenge. In the end I wanted the guy to get help and I warned friends not to end up alone with him. I also spoke to a policeman about him. In those days seemed the right way to do it. The police in my town were still the friendly cop on the beat. I am confidant the police kept a watchful eye on him. He never came near me again. He died early in life I was told.

Even now, if he were alive, I wouldn't want him locked away forever, or to die in jail as some have been suggesting about Harris on the twitter sphere. And unlike Rolf Harris my molester had not contributed positively in other ways to society. He was just a sad troubled human being.

I have difficulty relating to the victims who say their life was ruined by such an encounter. I think it is more about the victim's character -- whether they can cope with it. That is not to point blame at these particular victims. I don't know them. I am talking in general.

What happened to me was worse than a few of the counts described in the Harris case but I went on to be a successful person in my life with two great kids and in fact I have often been the person others confide in and seek advice from with their life troubles. So it doesn't necessarily destroy your life.

I don't know if Harris is guilty or not. The events are so long ago -- so it is very much a he said, she said. The jury believed the "She saids". So that is the verdict. If something good is to come out of this then it should be learning positive lessons for the future.

I think victims should go to the police immediately. (Just my opinion) Not decades later.
I'm sure my molester's activity was curtailed after I spoke to the police because I'm absolutely sure they had a word in his shell like.

If Harris's activities with minors are to be believed then could some of the parents have acted quicker. It took 15 years for the parent who received the letter to give it to the police.

We now have a stack of women putting their hand up to say he touched them as adults and there is talk of class action suits to get money from his estate. The report is that he was known in the entertainment industry as a groper of attractive women. But it seems all people did was avoid him or just describe him to their colleagues as an octopus.

I know it might have been difficult in those days to get the powers that be to do something as a blind eye was often turned to what has been described as "flirtatious, touchy feely behaviour." But somebody could have tried.

Any way just some thoughts to consider.

Good job the Judge and Jury, who heard all of the evidence and arguments, were sure then. Fortunately we don't need to worry our pretty little heads about his guilt or otherwise, we delegated that job through the judiciary to six men and six women. No doubt they took their job seriously.

A little bit of a bitchy sounding response. Not sure if that was your intention. If you read what I said -- I did say that they (the Jury) had chosen to believe all the evidence they heard against him. I respect that.

But that doesn't automatically mean I am convinced on every point of their decision. I have read a lot of the evidence and commentary both for and against it. I am not worrying my pretty little head about the verdict. Just trying to have a reasoned discussion about it. You have clearly decided. That's your right. You disagree with my view and that is fine too.

Nope, I haven't decided. I just feel anyone not on the jury is not in a position to second guess it. That's why we have a jury system, to try to get to a 'felt fair' situation where people aren't constantly doubting the outcome. Unlike the politicised systems of other countries. I find it frustrating that you assert the jury got it - in part - wrong. How could you or anyone else possibly know.

Not in my nature to be bitchy. Irascible, irritable, peevish and cantankerous then it's a fair cop, but not bitchy.