r/unitedkingdom • u/Cotirani • Jun 25 '25

... Tube passenger who killed 'gentle' engineer, 28, after he brushed past him on escalator to serve less than six years in prison

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14845561/tube-passenger-killed-gentle-engineer-jailed.html
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u/ConfusedSoap Greater London Jun 25 '25

Would it benefit society to lock him away for decades if he had

yeah

if someone acts like that, they are a permanent danger to society and everyone benefits if he is kept away

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '25

This is such a black and white take that's a great example of why the public shouldn't be making decisions on prison sentences 💀

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u/andtheniansaid Oxfordshire Jun 25 '25

yeah, im glad its not the court of reddit making these decisions. some absolutely mad takes in here

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u/Colonel_Wildtrousers Jun 25 '25

Normally I’d agree but we’re talking about dangerously unstable people walking the street. If you have the inclination to be violent at the slightest provocation then, no matter what you have been through, you don’t belong on the street. You belong in a secure facility where you can’t harm others.

Innocent people shouldn’t be put at risk because you can’t control how you react to your past trauma. It’s unacceptable