Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
I dont think the killing of a police officer is any different to the killing of a nurse or some bloke down the road .

I definitely however think we should have heavier prison sentences for violent crime including serious assaults , armed robbery , manslaughter and murder

Run of the mill murder .....twenty years minimum

A wife kills her husband after years of beatings ? Well if she picks up a kitchen blade in a fit of fear she will probably be convicted of manslaughter and get five years and thats probably too much .

But if she goes out and buys a knife and kills him she gets done for murder ?

Its all up the spout

These lads , its obviously been concluded there was not enough evidence to convict them of murder but there was manslaughter . You can get life for manslaughter , they certainly deserve it .
That is why so many killings by wives occur in the kitchen. Anger/fear, grab a knife, red mist. Done!!

But from what you say I assume that if a woman takes a knife and conceals it on her person and then goes out into the street, goes to a shop and stabs 3 people them she is guilty of premeditation and deserves a harsh sentence. Or maybe not!