Perhaps in the Daily Mail splutterers vernacular, where black & white rule, that might be correct.

Well I didn't vote for them. Vic Toews has resigned? I'll have to go a-googling.

Perceived crackdowns? Is that like perceived idiocy and perceived reactionary dogma?

Hence my wondering if his new identity was as FL's boss.

For me, and I suppose others, he strains the idea of the possibility of redemption.

I apologize, I missed that. 10 feet over my head and all that

He was never given a whole life sentence so was eligible to apply for parole and be released as he was a young offender. I believe he is now on his 4th identity in order to protect him.

Recently LBC did a show about why the public generally feels greater outrage toward children who kill, when in fact in every other facet of child misbehaviour or criminality, the child is generally seen as a victim and to be less accountable for his actions. I suppose it partially depends on where one draws the line on childhood.

Doli incapax

Yes. thanks, didn't know the term for it. Moved from 8 to 10 in 1963.

Isn't this the same court that ruled it was OK to discriminate against British pensioners living abroad? That's provided you are living in the commonwealth but not in the EU.
Most decision made by this court have been odd, to say the least. They seem quite happy to frown on legitimate sentences. However, their sister court in the Hague is equally happy doling out life sentences to those involved in the Balkans conflicts. As I said, odd.

Why don't you start a petition about this?

Petitions have been tried. You can get any amount of commitment from UK politicos provided they are in opposition. Once they form the government it becomes a different story.
www.britishpensions.com has the full story. Including its fight with this court.

Whoosh!