I think there are separate issues here. Not paedophiles are child murderers just as not all those who have murdered a child are paedophiles. The issue here is that Huntley was a sick, depraved and manipulative man who needed to go further and further to satisfy his urges in the way of serial killers. After rape, what is the next step? I agree something in Huntleys past may have brought this about but in this case we have to throw the key away.
The child victims turned paedophiles could and should be helped before their proclivities cause real grief. Marking out known offenders to the rest of the neighbourhood will not make anyone feel safer. They will just want these people to go somewhere else and be someone elses problem.
Incidentally knowing right from wrong does not always stop people following their instincts be they sex, greed or power; or all three. If that were the case their would be no crime.

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You what ?? These crimes have been done within a legal system set up and agreed upon by law and by the representatives of the people (i.e. US).

How can you come up with "it doesn't have anything to do with us as he didn't harm us" ? So if the parents say "forgive him" he can go on and commit anything he wants .. ?

Forgiveness doesn't come into this .. it's a wrong doing towards the society and the values we all uphold as law abiding citizens. Of course we don't have to "forgive" him .. it has to do with ALL OF US as society and its laws set an example and a standard to everyone living in it.

Huntley is wrong and doesn't deserve our forgiveness (and the God thing .. what a load of bollox .. that means no-one would ever be trialed and sentences in our world ?? Cool, i'm looking forward to seeing how THAT will work in reality. I'll kill someone who I don't like .. can't be trialed for it, can I .. it's in the hands of GOD ..??? gimme a break.

Those 10 year olds don't deserve forgiveness .. I honestly don't give a f*** how messed up their childhoods were .. you just don't do stuff like that. Give the kids life and their parents f.e. 6 months in prison .. it's their fault too. If you can't give your kids proper values then you're not fit to be a parent, i.e. you should be punished too. Outside influences of course play a major role .. but it still doesn't excuse murder ! Breaking a window ok, murdering someone ?? Come on people ...

Those soft "values" makes people loose grip on society which makes it a mess. In this day and age the murderer has more bloody rights than the victims (I can see it in this country with the Dutroux case) .. HOW CAN YOU AGREE TO THESE THINGS, HOW CAN YOU BE SO "POLITICALLY CORRECT" THAT YOU BECOME SO SOFT AND FORGIVE JUST ANYBODY BECAUSE THEY COME AND CRY ABOUT THEIR "SAD CHILDHOOD" ??? THAT MAKES ME VOMIT !

Indeed, seeing some of those soft replies makes me understand more why society is going down the drain ..

finished

All nonces should be rounded up and killed.

Can't see how anyone can argue against it.

I think Keith Murray said it best when he rapped
"If you aint fly you cant play with my yo-yo".

I'm sure you'll agree.

spot on GT nothing really more to add..

There's never a country in the world with the scent of an ENGLISH rose.....

'Before anyone gives it large anti death penalty comments just think for a second and think if only this could deter a few stupid killings it would be well worth it'

without wanting to start the whole death penalty debate - just a quick point, it does not deter murder as proved in america over and over again. and innocent people get wrongly convicted. if it worked as a deterrent and there was a way of making sure you were 100% correct when convicting someone, lots may feel differently.

Here's a curve ball for the Christians in this debate...

A fundamental basic duty of Christians may be forgiveness towards his fellow man, but there's also a solemn duty to fight the good fight; the fight against evil; The fight against Satan and his legions. Am I wrong? Or do you forgive Satan? Or do you simply not believe in Satan? Which would imply you don't actually believe in evil and so can't possibly believe in God? By denying the fact that evil walks among us in the shape of men, you deny a fundamental aspect of the bible and of Christianity itself. My point being that Christianity is a religion, a strong and ancient religion, not some wishy-washy retirement plan for the love generation of the sixties, surely to God it's time for Christians to face facts and take up arms against evil?

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