I understand the reaction of wanting scum executed because even though I am against the death penalty I still get that anger and think that the offender deserves to die. But I would feel content if a murderer etc received a genuine life sentence with no prospect of parole and the conditions he or she were kept in were very basic. No TV's or games consoles or radio etc. Just a book once a week to read and an hours exercise a day and that would be for the rest of their lives. We have homeless people on the streets who have nothing, yet we have criminals living in warm conditions with regular food and entertainment and opportunities of learning skills etc. Its all ar*e about face in my opinion.