Sounds a bit like "There are no bad dogs, only bad owners"... however, a dog will still be destroyed when someone gets attacked
These boys are animals, age isn't even an issue with cases like this - if it wasn't for their age, the situation at home wouldn't even be an issue for debate. Fred and Rose West had bad childhoods but im pretty sure no one cares as they were adults when they commited their crimes. What i'm trying to say is, if these boys were in their 30's, I dont think anyone would be mentioning that they had a difficult childhood
They are now damaged goods; 5, 10, 15 years in prison will not rehabilitate what has already been programmed into their heads. they wont forget their childhoods, they wont forget what they have done, they wont forget the sick thoughts that they must have had. Can someone who does this kind of thing be rehabilitated? And Who's to say what they'll do when they do eventually get out of prison?
Would anyone here like them to be moved in next to you? I highly doubt it, so what do you do with people like this?
lock them up for the rest of their lives at a cost of £20-£40k a year?
Let them serve a little time, give them a slap on the wrist and let them back into society?
have them exectuted?