Letter: Free Jamie's killers

Roger Price
Monday 01 November 1999 00:02 GMT
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Sir: Why is it that we demand so shrilly the blood of the immature that kill when in the adult world killing is a daily occurrence, often drawing little more than a fine?

Are we simply too overcome with guilt (or cowardice)? Or is it some perverse form of child abuse in our (reportedly) paedophile-riddled society, where we may enjoy the satisfaction of submitting children to prolonged suffering with no fear of recrimination?

Better we look to ourselves.

ROGER PRICE

Oxford

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