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KEY POINTS

  • 33-year-old Lucy Letby was convicted on Friday of killing seven babies in the neonatal unit of a hospital in England.

  • A handwritten note found by police officers who searched her home after the arrest read "I killed them on purpose".

  • Letby will be sentenced on Monday and faces a very long prison term, and possibly a rare full life sentence.

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[-] toxicbubble@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago
[-] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That's not what reactionary means.

[-] barsoap@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

In Europe it definitely does.

[-] jtk@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 1 year ago

I'm not some huge fan of the death penalty. There's a hefty line, but this is WAY past it.

[-] rjs001@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 1 year ago

How? I can’t see any argument at all for how this would qualify for the death penalty. This is like the prime case of when it’s not needed

[-] jtk@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago
[-] rjs001@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Why threat does she pose while in jail? She isn’t a mafia leader who can still be dangerous. That’s why this is key example of when not to kill someone

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