ONCE again, we have the question of whether Myra Hindley should be let back into society after serving 30 years in prison.

I agree that it was not right to spend so much money looking after vermin.

Years ago, when a lot of buildings were plagued with rats, a great deal of time and money was spent on getting rid of them. No-one thought of starting a miniature zoo to keep them in.

Let's face facts: they have more excuse for their way of life than criminals like Myra Hindley.

She was taught right from wrong, but her only concern was to indulge her own warped and cruel way - the worst animal in the world would not behave like that.

And yet we have a so-called 'justice system,' Which allows such vermin to be looked after, fed and clothed at great public expense. Not content with that, some warped legal brain has the audacity to ask the question: 'should we let Myra Hindley out?'

Education is a wonderful thing. Why can't the legal profession try it? Then they would not need to ask such criminally stupid questions.

LEN RUSHTON, Bowland House, Larkhill, Blackburn.

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