Australian Law pathetic?

Not only do they refuse to give him the death penalty, but they let him out of jail!






A man infamous for a series of rapes around Wollongong has been granted parole after serving 21 years in jail.

Terry John Williamson, known to many as the Bulli rapist, was convicted in 1991 of raping 11 women and children at knifepoint over a 10-month period in 1989 and 1990.

The 42-year-old appeared in Parramatta District Court this morning via video-link from Silverwater jail.

The court heard Williamson poses a moderate risk of re-offending, but the New South Wales State Parole Authority has ordered his release on February 10.

Williamson had repeatedly applied to be released since 2004, when he became eligible for parole.

His release is subject to strict conditions, including a requirement to wear an electronic monitoring device, take libido-inhibiting drugs and submit to psychiatric and drug and alcohol testing.

Williamson is also banned from the Illawarra region and from contacting his victims or any people under the age of 16.

The parole board said Williamson terrorized a substantial area of Wollongong and some terror is still felt.

But the board said the release before Williamson has served his full 24-year prison term is essential to adequately supervise his reintegration into the community.

An advocate for his victims has condemned the decision.

Howard Brown, from the Victims of Crime Assistance League, says Williamson should have been locked up for life.

"Never to be released. That did not occur and so there is obviously no justice in relation to this situation," he said.

"I am here on behalf of one of the victims who was not registered, and I know that her life has been so disrupted by this entire process that she's actually left the state."

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-27/bulli-rapist-to-be-released-from-prison/3796846

Uncle Meat wrote on Jan 27^th, 2012 at 10:14pm:



Child rapists should be euthanised.

So what should be done with them then?

Should they serve 21 years for the sexual brutalisation of children and then be released so they can have another go at it?

Victims of crimes like these should have the peace of knowing their abusers can never hurt them (or anyone else) again.

Then what's your solution?

Uncle Meat wrote on Jan 27^th, 2012 at 10:36pm:


So, after all the pain they cause society.....society is then expected to feed, cloth and care for them for the rest of their lives???

Personally, I think the death penalty is quite a civilised thing.....Civilisation requires people to be responsible for their own actions and behaviour, and that doesn't work if there are no penalties..

gizmo_2655 wrote on Jan 28^th, 2012 at 12:15am:


Capital punishment is ultimately more expensive.

Annie Anthrax wrote on Jan 28^th, 2012 at 9:30am:


Actually, it is.

"Perhaps death penalty proponents find retribution — “an eye for an eye” — is important. Such supporters may feel the need to exact vengeance in the name of justice, ... "

http://calstate.fullerton.edu/news/Inside/2006/punishment.html

"But the mark of a civilized society is that it provides a structured, just, and orderly way for violations of law to be handled and not overwhelmed by passion. It does not permit the emotionally distraught, no matter how authentic their feelings, to be judge, jury, and executioners of revenge."

http://www.philosophy-religion.org/kirkpatrick/capital-pun.htm

"Legalized Murder: The Death Penalty Serves Revenge and Does Nothing to Solve Crime"

"Our desire to see criminals put to death can be summed up in one word: revenge. We are a society that still believes literally in Hammurabi's Code"

http://tech.mit.edu/V117/N51/ring.51c.html


There's simply no doubt that capital punishment is an outdated, barbaric practice that has no place in a civilised society.

Moreover, it does nothing to deter murder.

http://www.nodeathpenaltywi.org/PDF/Deterrence%20Fact%20Sheet%209%2020%2006.pdf

Capital punishment in cases like these is the most effective way to ensure these people aren't able to hurt anybody again. It enables victims to have complete closure. That is not revenge, it is a rational solution to a problem. Do you suggest that any penalty given by a judge is a form of revenge on behalf of the victim?

The death penalty is a safeguard for society against these people in the future. Vengeance is something completely different.