“Five leading judges are to rule on appeals by four convicted criminals against their whole-life tariffs.”
BBC News, 21st November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Perhaps we need to use something similar to the system frequently used in the US where extremely dangerous offenders are given tariffs of e.g. 99 years without parole. That these people are able to waste taxpayers money on frivolous and vexatious appeals is a greater injustice.