Hang 'em high..

[JBR]

Here's an example.

Lucy Letby was convicted of a number of child murders. There is a sizeable group who claim she is a victim of a miscarriage of justice. Her conviction is based entirely on circumstantial evidence.

So would you hang her?

How would you feel about that if later there was proof that she had been stitched up by another doctor or nurse who feared that their neglect was the cause of those deaths and Lucy Letby was a convenient scapegoat?

Now I'm not saying whether she is an evil bitch or a victim. I've not looked beyond the basic outcome of the case but given the possible doubt I'm glad she wasn't hanged.

I don't possess all the details, of course, but from these words I think that there COULD be an element of doubt of her guilt.  In such circumstances, life imprisonment should be applied but the person found guilty would have the right to attempt to disprove their guilt during that time - not in person, of course, but with help from a friend outside.