How low can we sink ?

[VHG]

Burglers forced an old lady to hand over money by killing her budgie.

I hope if they catch these ba5tards they are taught a lesson in prison at what suffering is. I am sure there are some big lads in there who will sort them out

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7836055.stm

[Lonnie]

I agree, its absolutely shocking, but in todays Britain, I wouldn't hold my breath for more than Community Service.

[B00]

"we"...?

In no way do i associate myself with scum like this.

[bensmum]

That is disgusting - but like Lonnie I doubt they'd get more than community service. They deserve to suffer

[Squitty]

I have confidence that they will sadly find new depths to sink to

[raysparx1]

Totally beyond me, why would anybody do such an evil thing, the dregs of life are thriving in the UK today and it is truly sickening. I hope if they are caught they get sent down and are given a hiding. but as Lonnie says not likely is it.

[jno]

nasty people, but I am not actually going to work up too much of a sweat over a budgie, sorry; I hope they are found and charged with robbery but not with killing a bird.

And no, I don't want to have justice privatised so that thugs are set to beat up other thugs. (How would you feel if it turned out the other thugs are even worse, and you were encouraging their own bloodlust?)

[flip_flop]

That's not really the point though jno.

I couldn't give a tinker's cuss about a budgie either, but what you or I think isn't really relevent - it is what the victim of the crime thinks.

Her budgie may have been more importantant to her that the eleventy gazillian poinds she had stuffed under her mattress.

Fortunately, the highest judge in the land agrees;

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime /article5533032.ece

A budgie may not be considered a personal memento, but it does fall within the spirit of Lord Judge's comments.

[brionon]

If caught and found guilty the thugs should be released ,at a time and place made public, I've a brand new Cricket Bat that needs using.

[Quinlad]

Crime. Invented in 1997.

[baileybird]

No doubt they will decide that the poor boys that did this to that lady need help!

What ever has this country come to. The should be flogged.

[jno]

so if you're all going to be beating budgie-killers to death, what about real criminals?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7838 298.stm

[Fink-Knottle]

jno-they-and the budgie killers-should be hanged.