Death sentence for killer of British medical students on Borneo

TomandJerry · Mar 31, 2015

A fishmonger has been sentenced to death for murdering two British medical students who had been working in a Malaysian hospital.

Newcastle University students Aidan Brunger, from Kent, and Neil Dalton, from Ambergate in Derbyshire, were killed in an unprovoked attack in Sarawak on the island of Borneo in August last year, three days before they were due to complete their six-week placement at a hospital in Kuching

“Our sons would soon have qualified as doctors. Their unprovoked and senseless murders as they were walking home after a night out with other medical students mean that Aidan and Neil will never have the chance to spend their lives caring for and helping others. "

Do you support the use of the death sentance?

marshy68 · Mar 31, 2015

Greyrun · Mar 31, 2015

Mattywerewolf · Mar 31, 2015

Kuipers Supporters Club · Mar 31, 2015

Hillian1 · Mar 31, 2015

alfredmizen · Mar 31, 2015

In this case yes.

jimbob5 · Mar 31, 2015

Definitely! Even if I was wrongly convicted and on death row, I would look at the bigger picture, for the common good though obviously it would be a disappointment for me personally.

TomandJerry · Mar 31, 2015

alfredmizen said:
In this case yes.

I agree with you

Nibble · Mar 31, 2015

seagull_in_malaysia · Mar 31, 2015

alfredmizen said:
In this case yes.

Why this particular case?

Notters · Mar 31, 2015

Nope.

Westdene Seagull · Mar 31, 2015

jimbob5 said:
Definitely! Even if I was wrongly convicted and on death row, I would look at the bigger picture, for the common good though obviously it would be a disappointment for me personally.

It's a no from me and I doubt very much you would really think that in the moments before you're being led to the gallows.

Triggaaar · Mar 31, 2015

Bold Seagull · Mar 31, 2015

jimbob5 said:
Definitely! Even if I was wrongly convicted and on death row, I would look at the bigger picture, for the common good though obviously it would be a disappointment for me personally.

Sorry, it's not a funny thread at all, but this did make me chuckle*.

*which I've assumed was your intent.

alfredmizen · Mar 31, 2015

Mustafa said:
What's the argument for the death penalty?

It clearly doesn't work as a deterrent, so what's the point in returning to medieval practices like that.

Absolute rubbish, there is no way on earth you can possibly quantify how many people it HAS deterred, and before you quote death penalty vs non death penalty States murder rates in the US , I'll argue that there are totally different socio economic conditions behind the disparity.

alfredmizen · Mar 31, 2015

seagull_in_malaysia said:
Why this particular case?

Because the evidence is pretty overwhelming.

Exile · Mar 31, 2015

Westdene Seagull said:
It's a no from me and I doubt very much you would really think that in the moments before you're being led to the gallows.

I think he MIGHT have been joking.

TomandJerry · Mar 31, 2015

Well, two unprovoked and senseless murders in the UK would get you a lengthy jail sentance though probably not a whole life term (unless he pleaded insanity) whats to say when he got released after his time was spent he ending up killing more people without any reason what so ever?

Herr Tubthumper · Mar 31, 2015

It will be interesting to hear from the parents on this matter. I don't support the death penalty btw.

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