Does it happen more often in the UK than elsewhere? If so, a productive avenue of inquiry is obviously child-rearing traditions. I've always found the whole English public-school-fag-torture bit fairly hair-raising.
Then there's the fact that grief pornography is big media business in the UK. I cite the Kenneth Bigley case as a recent and egregious example.
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It's times like this that people start to wonder why there is no death penalty in the UK. I normally argue against it, but if you asked me now I might be swayed. Some people need to have visited back on them what they have done to others.
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Well here we go with another death-penalty debate, eh?
I'd first ask whether it would make the slightest dent on the problem, or whether -- to the contrary -- it might ultimately poison the atmosphere even further.
Then I'd cite the far too many miscarriages of justice that have been -- very belatedly -- brought to light in the UK in recent years.
Imagine having the noose around your neck, and you're innocent. Just imagine.