name='Kitty Whiskers' date='11 July 2010 - 01:37 AM' timestamp='1278808662' post='450074']
Oh sorry - I mean
why do some people perceive that Pierrpoint found Ruth Ellis's execution disturbing? Surely he'd executed women before, and if he approached it so clinically, would it be any different to all the others? I guess I'm just interested how he came to the conclusion it was 'revenge not justice'.
(I should add here I'm not a death penalty advocate, I just find his change of heart a little intriguing).