"Let Him Have it, Chris"

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Francis Selwyn (1988). Gangland: the case of Bentley and Craig. Crimes of the century. Taylor & Francis. p.101. ISBN 0-415-00907-3.

This wasn't really the kind of horror the summary made me think it was, with clear-cut resolutions, but if you like the kind of creepy, ambiguous ending that makes you doubt everything that happened, this is for you. The other fundamental focus of this movie is capital punishment. It will not be wrong to say that the public’s general sense of unease after Derek Bentley’s execution led to the abolition of death penalty in Britain in 1965. There has always been a raging debate on the use of death penalty for culprits of serious offences such as rape, murder and terrorism to name a few. Whether it is impactful in terms of delivery of justice is a question that cannot be answered in a few sentences. My view is that death penalty is not the answer. Firstly, the defence claimed there was ambiguity in the evidence as to how many shots were fired and by whom. A later forensic ballistics expert cast doubt on whether Craig could have hit Miles if he had shot at him deliberately: [4] The fatal bullet was not found. Craig had used bullets of different undersized calibres, and the sawn-off barrel made it inaccurate to a degree of six feet at the range from which he fired. Either the wandering breezes or perhaps the decline of the sun allowed a little coolness to lie under the trees. The boys felt it and stirred restlessly.Capital punishment is a hotly-debated topic in all corners of the world alike. There are worthy ambassadors for both sides of the argument. Making a film on such a sensitive issue and trying to make a statement through it is quite praiseworthy. Many films are made on capital punishment, but for me, none has come this close to striking the heart of the issue. This film has brought the spirit of Derek Bentley alive, in the form of a living example that whenever the law goes wrong, innocent lives are lost and there was no life more innocent than Derek Bentley’s. The movie does justice to Derek’s last words for his family in his letter, before the execution, “ I tell you what Mum, the truth of this story has got to come out one day and that one day a lot of people are going to get into trouble.” And we’ll be responsible for keeping a lookout too. If we see a ship out there”-they followed the direction of his bony arm with their eyes-”we’ll put green branches on. Then there’ll be more smoke.” Thank you, Netgalley, Poisoned Pen Press, and William Friend, for providing me with the ARC (Advance Reader's Copy) of this book.

Things take a turn though when the girls wake Alfie one night stating, 'Daddy, there's a man in our room...'

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This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sourcesin this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. A lot is evolving in the book with a creepy, atmospheric tale, I lost my thoughts a few times maybe reading too much into it or misunderstanding the premise of it but it delivered. Smith, K. J. M. (September 2010). "Goddard, Rayner, Baron Goddard (1877–1971)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (onlineed.). Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/31152 . Retrieved 16 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) The Bentley case became a cause célèbre and led to a 40-year-long campaign to win Bentley a posthumous pardon, which was granted in 1993, and then a further campaign for the quashing of his murder conviction, which occurred in 1998. Bentley's case is thus considered a case of miscarriage of justice alongside that of Timothy Evans, and pivotal in the successful campaign to abolish capital punishment in the United Kingdom.

A pall stretched for miles away from the island. All the boys except Piggy started to giggle; presently they were shrieking with laughter. We’re privy to two perspectives and psyches: Alfie, father of the twins and Julia, aunt to the twins. The twins exhibit erratic behaviour and claim that there is a man who lurks in their room. Five years later Bentley’s conviction was quashed – the unfortunate teen sent to the gallows for a crime he did not commit was innocent all along. Sadly, Iris died one year too soon to see her late brother acquitted. A cultural legacy Derek William Bentley, 19, was hanged at Wandsworth Prison in London on January 28, 1953. Forty years later he was granted a royal pardon and five years after that the Court of Appeal quashed his conviction. I thought this very cleverly delivered and the ending a perfect conclusion for a delightfully chilling tale.The sun in the west was a drop of burning gold that slid nearer and nearer the sill of the world. All at once they were aware of the evening as the end of light and warmth. Find sources: "Derek Bentley"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( August 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) The details of Bentley’s unfortunate childhood created much sympathy for his case, with two hundred MPs signing a petition to have the teenager reprieved. David Maxwell Fyfe, the Home Secretary, was his last hope. There is something about children in thrillers that instantly creep me out . Now throw in the fact that they are twins with an imaginary friend? Yes, it’s the creepy kid trifecta .