I can't believe they had the nerve to appeal.
I don't know the ins and outs and moral wranglings of the legal system, but I would have thought they were old enough to know what they were doing, and would have argued that 16 and 18 years was maybe a little lenient for something so malicious.

Edit: Actually, having read Enzyme's sage view, I think he may have a good point - I certainly become quite morally outraged when I read about this case, and when the red mist clears then it makes sense to be a bit more calm and rational about it. I think I'd still insist on a fairly lengthy prison sentence, but we'll see how that changes as my blood pressure falls...
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 29 Oct 2008, 10:02, Reply)