Tag Archives: inhumanity

Are Whole Life Sentences Inhumane?

Posted on May 11, 2023 by odeboyz

…..when a judge passes a ‘whole life order’. This sentence means that the offender must spend the rest of their life in prison.1 Malcolm Green received a whole life order in 1989 because, it was decided that he would likely … Continue reading →

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Negotiated death sentences for heinous criminals in Britain 2019

Posted on January 3, 2019 by odeboyz

Expressing surprise at the few votes required for an acquittal, Socrates joked that he be punished with free meals at the Prytaneum (the city’s sacred hearth), an honour usually held for a benefactor of Athens, and for the victorious athletes … Continue reading →

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Capital Punishment: a joke

Posted on April 1, 2014 by odeboyz

What do you say when you realise that you’ve shot the wrong man? C’est la vie.

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