Comments by "Glamdolly" (@glamdolly30) on "Watch How These BRILLIANT Interrogation Tactics Cracked Col. Russell Williams Into Confessing Murder" video.

This man is surely a case for a whole life tariff - ie no possibility of parole. He will always be a danger to women. That said, I cannot imagine any parole board ever taking the risk of releasing such a highly warped and dangerous psychopath. Two fantastic, much loved young women were terrorized and killed by this coward. No question he must die in his locked cage.
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@jrodriguezpiano Attention seeking troll.
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@mammoth-puppy3246 His vile wife fought his victims for his fat pension I believe.
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@DownLow0099 That's the logic of the playground. 'An eye for an eye and the whole world goes blind'.
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@AlanaBananaCanada I'm guessing that wasn't directed at Russell Williams, lol!
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@Karamarika I agree sentences are too lenient for violent crimes - here in the UK some of the short jail terms for killers are shocking. But it doesn't automatically follow the answer is capital punishment. 'An eye for an eye and the whole world goes blind' is a famous and very profound saying. I'm sorry it was wasted on you. There's a fundamental flaw in your logic. If you believe killing is wrong, how do you justify killing killers? If you put them to death, aren't you just as bad as them? How can we ask people to perform the job of administering the lethal injection, or throwing the switch on the electric chair? Aren't we then turning the executioner into a murderer? The Bible says 'Though shalt not kill'. That's pretty unambiguous!
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@Karamarika Glad you've heard that saying before, though your interpretation of it was so literal and dismissive, you apparently didn't understand it! I've heard your tired arguments for the death penalty a million times before, and they still don't hold up. But I would rather hear them, than spurious analogies about totally unrelated subjects like abortion. Abortion is always an unhelpful diversion here, because you cannot compare the life of an as yet incomplete, still forming human being in the womb, with the life of a fully formed, independently functioning adult human being. Ditto the other examples you gave of 'killing' - eg euthanasia, again a totally different context, as is self defence, so not at all useful in this context. You are muddying the issue we're discussing which is specifically crime and punishment and the morality of the state ending the lives of the most violent/dangerous criminals. It's a complex enough debate, without bringing in umpteen unrelated issues! I'm not religious. But I see a fundamental problem with one human being playing God and killing another because they have broken a society's laws. That is open to both wilful abuse and to dumb human error. And it will inevitably result in innocent lives being taken, from time to time - which rather defeats the object. Perhaps you think a few innocent lives ended is a price worth paying to empty prisons? No point in prolonging this since we won't agree, but there's a really important principal at stake which you've overlooked. If you live in a society which can legally kill you if you break its rules, whatever its rules happen to be, you no longer live in a democracy. That is always a primitive and oppressive system and not one I want to live at the mercy of. The present legal and penal system is far from perfect and needs radical reform. In my view the primary purpose of justice is protection of the public and to that end life sentences should be just that. I notice you didn't suggest the death penalty is any kind of deterrent which is quite right, it isn't. Countries which have the harshest sentences eg the death penalty and various violent sanctions such as public floggings have just as much if not more serious crime as those that do not. In terms of sentences there is nothing new under the sun that hasn't been tried somewhere before, and none of it has any effect on criminal behaviour or crime rates. What's really needed is a comprehensive assessment of the bigger picture, the worldwide crisis of male violence (the vast majority of perpetrators of violent crime have always been and remain, males). Yet time and time again we either ignore that fact or we collectively accept that a percentage of the male population is dangerous, as though it's inevitable. What a terrible slur on ALL men that is! I believe we are too often focussing on the wrong end of the problem, punishment, when we should be giving equal focus to prevention of crime through multiple different approaches. I don't pretend there are easy answers, but I do think more lateral thinking is needed. This means greater research into how and why so many men become a danger to society, and a much greater regard for educating potential victims of crime so they can better protect themselves, eg from domestic violence situations. It simply should not be possible for a high risk prisoner like Ted Bundy to escape a high security jail, that was an outrage which meant he killed again. But incarcerated killers like Bundy are in my view a woefully under used resource. These most extreme criminals should be studied like lab rats while the tax payer is funding their bed and board. If experts can learn more about how such criminals are formed, their M.O. and behaviours, priceless data and better understanding can be gained from them. This could have positive future implications for both potential perpetrators and potential victims. I had to smile when you talked about the death penalty being a 'punishment'. How is someone punished if they are humanely euthanised? That's no punishment at all, if anything it's merciful! Many killers request death for that very reason - it is infinitely preferable to life locked in a cage!
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@felixfelix2576 If only that were true. Men retain their sexual urges into old age and even if they become physically impotent, an offender like Williams would retain the urge for sexual violence. Kind of funny you assume 75 year old men have lost all testosterone! All the 75 year old men out there still enjoying a healthy sex life would beg to differ. This killer is a case for a Whole Life Tariff if ever I saw one. However, I doubt any parole board would be dumb enough to find out if he is still a danger to women by releasing him. Some men commit crimes so heinous they forfeit the right to freedom. Russell Williams is one of them.
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@carriebizz Ditto UK. I believe certain criminals, like serial killers, should get automatic life with no parole. In effect, they do, because a killer as dangerous as this guy will never be deemed safe to release. But it's wrong that their victim's loved ones have the stress and worry that in theory they could some day be released. It should be a total certainty that they die in jail.
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@jeta-mariaswanepoel Russell Williams' hairy male body looked utterly revolting in the selfies he took in stolen women's underwear. I'm gagging at the mere memory! I'm sure it was all burned in a fire-pit long ago.
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This case has been done to death and sad to say, analysed far better than this for example by the 'Jim Can't Swim' channel. The Fifth Estate documentary is excellent and gives the full story of psychopath killer Russell Williams. He is as extreme an example as you'll find of a highly dangerous male hiding in plain sight. Derek VS didn't bring anything new to the table here, so it wasn't worth him covering such an old and well worn case.
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@KarlEriksenopinion God help us all! Total madness but you're right. Guys like Russell Williams from high status professions are generally the ones given the benefit of the doubt. I think if you're facing a murder charge, you belong in custody for public safety. But hey, what do I know, I'm just a tax payer!
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@KarlEriksenopinion Absolutely right! No psychiatrist on the planet, however highly qualified and experienced, can guarantee an individual like Russell Williams will pose no risk of harm to the public at a future date. His crimes of violence are so extreme, sadistic and premeditated, he should have been given a whole life tariff, to die behind bars. Any risk at all, even if deemed small, is unacceptable. The public expects and deserves to be protected from deviants like Russell Williams.
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There are evil, dangerous males in every village, town and city of every country of the world. If you are female, be careful out there.
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