THE word "justice" is fast becoming a mockery.

Murderer Rosemary West has started ten life sentences, after all the deaths that have shocked the nation.

Her life will be spared, scant regard will be given to those who will mourn for the rest of their lives and they will also indirectly contribute to her upkeep of £2,000 per month while she is in prison.

The death penalty was not liked by some Home Secretaries because of the legal term "reasonable doubt".

But in this modern age where the evidence is conclusive, we need a new definition: "The death penalty will only be carried out when the court finds them guilty, no room for doubt or prevarication as in the Rosemary West case."

Let MPs earn their keep by bringing in some form of death penalty and bringing back the birch.

This will cut crime dramatically and reduce the numbers in prison. With the present over-crowding there are not enough facilities for exercise, so every cell should have a hook and a skipping rope on it and they can take exercise as and when they wish.

LEN RUSHTON, Bowland House, Larkhill.

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