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GUEST,dinnerlady BS: Death Penalty? (127* d) RE: BS: DEath Penalty? 24 Mar 04


Along with Stefan Kizko,and Timothy Evans we mustn't forget Ruth Ellis who shot her lover under conditions which would now be called diminished responsibility.Also Derek Bentley. Derek was 19 years old with a mental age of 11 when he was hanged for the murder of a policeman. Only he didn't murder the cop...it was his accomplice in the foiled break-in attempt that did it....Bentley was actually in custody by another policeman when Chris Craig shot the policeman....but because Derek allegedly shouted'Let him have it Chris' Bently was deemed equally responsible for the crime....Craig was 17 years old and therefore too young for the death penalty...not so the unfortunate Bentley. His words 'Let him have it Chris' could well have meant for Chris to give up the gun rather than shoot the cop. Craig is alive and well to this day.


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