Is this justice too quick?

[Ian Gentles]

Two Thai fishermen who raped and murdered a british backpacker have been tried and given the death sentance within two weeks of the crime. Evidence was totaly against them, and they did plead guilty, but this seems lightning fast justice to me!

[Stan Hall]

Two weeks does seem a little fast, but if they plead guilty, and were convicted and sentenced, why beat around the bush about it? If there is any question about the case, then it should be delayed and the questions pursued, but that doesn't seem to be the case here.
IMHO, trials here in the US typically take far too long. Our Constitution guarantees a speedy trial but that rarely happens anymore.
As a kid, I was living in Nebraska when the serial killer, Charles Starkweather came through town on his way west, murdering as he went. This was in the late 50's. He was arrested, tried, found guilty and executed within about six months.

[Ian Gentles]

Two weeks does seem a little fast, but if they plead guilty, and were convicted and sentenced, why beat around the bush about it? If there is any question about the case, then it should be delayed and the questions pursued, but that doesn't seem to be the case here.
IMHO, trials here in the US typically take far too long. Our Constitution guarantees a speedy trial but that rarely happens anymore.
As a kid, I was living in Nebraska when the serial killer, Charles Starkweather came through town on his way west, murdering as he went. This was in the late 50's. He was arrested, tried, found guilty and executed within about six months.

Had the same experiance in the fifties myself when local serial killer Peter Manual went of the rampage, he actualy murdered a frrend of mine in the Boy Scouts. When a swiftish justice was carried out we all breathed a little easier.

[Ron Davis]

IMHO, trials here in the US typically take far too long. Our Constitution guarantees a speedy trial but that rarely happens anymore.


The right to a speedy trial is a right for the defendant to prevent being held in jail or even just in limbo for a long period without a trial. The guarantee was never met to provide quick justice for the offended. We don't see speedy trials today because it is not in the best interest of the defendant.

[Jim Franklin]

I remember the Charlie Starkweatheer case and the fact that in the 70s an article appeared in the Hearld of Holiness regarding the fact that the girl he had taken with him had gained work-release status from prison and was serving as a nursery attendant in a Nazarene church, had been converted and was doing well. Maybe some NazNetter knows "the rest of the story."

[Stan Hall]

I do remember hearing about Carol Fugate being released after many years in jail. I didn't know she was a Nazarene.