COUNCILLOR Paul McGurty (Letters, September 11) is right -- prison time served seems to be unrepresentative of the offences. But on hanging, I part company with him.
We hanged people (some innocent) for centuries, so it never was a deterrent.
"Thou shalt not kill" applies a much to the state of the individual.
Killing (hanging) in cold blood for revenge puts us down the path the killer trod. As far as I can concerned, they walk alone.
D PRATT (Mr), Plantation Street, Accrington.
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