middleton/cardno must be worried
the parole board let out graeme burton after they were warned that he would re-offend. they were also told that he was being investigated for violent offences while in prison. a psychologist had warned that he [burton] was a medium to high risk. the parole board held an internal [scoff, hand covering mouth] enquiry and came to the conclusion that despite said information, they made the correct decision. like the police rape case, here is another clear example of arse covering that has endangered the public good and will continue to do so. the right thing to do is, accept that mistakes were made and learn from them. make changes where required. be the community leaders you are supposed to be.
i totally empathise with veronica cardno and mark middleton who are constantly worried about the parole board and their decision making processes.Labels: burton, internal enquiry, mark middleton, parole board, veronica cardno
graham burton, murderer by career choice
capital punishment would achieve more than parole???i can't agree about graham burton. the problem is not parole, it is that a convicted killer is being released back into the community, only to kill again. the bigger problem in my view is that we have abandoned capital punishment. if graham burton had been executed after committing one murder the community can be assured that he will not go on to offend again. capital punishment has a long tradition -- it is sanctioned by religion and by centuries of experience. i believe if we brought back capital punishment then the murder rate would go down and the community would be satisfied that justice had been done. under our current system a convicted murderer can expect to return to the community after 17 years or so. the victim does not have that opportunity.
scott lelievre
i have just watched a doco about our system of parole and justice. they are so entrenched in their "process" that they have already started talking about the process regarding graham burton and his next parole after his second murder. how weird is that? after cyfs watch, is there a need for a "parole board watch" web site? or is the question, should his behaviour be stopped for good? you have to wonder.
the burton case
Labels: burton, parole, parole board
