Unfortunately, while we retain our membership of the EU we can never restore the death penalty because EU laws make that impossible.
I support the death penalty for serious crimes, including murder, because it is just. Whether it costs more to execute a person than to incarcerate him or her (and I doubt this very much) matters not. Nor does the argument about whether or not the death penalty is a deterrent to others affect the question of justice.
Cases like this have many people crying out for retribution. But when the sentences are handed down, they will seen to be comparatively light. Those responsible were not charged with or found guilty of murder (impossible to prove).
There will be justice for these evil people, after they have died. We won't see justice that will satisfy most people in this country in the short term.
Meanwhile, justice should be done to the self-serving bureaucrats in Haringey who pretend that because they 'followed the procedures', they're not to blame.
Anyone who wants to ask the head of social services why she has not yet resigned can ask her:
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