I feel so heartbroken for the family of the butchered teenager, Milly Dowler. They are angry and embittered and not only have they lost a much-loved child but they have been denied basic justice at the same time as being 'put through the wringer' by a court system which permits defences to be so utterly destructive.
It was bad enough that Milly's father also had to endure extensive police investigations when seen as a possible suspect - but that may have been sadly unavoidable.
No. The family are bitter and have called for the likes of Bellfield to be put down.
In a proper system bitterness is removed from the equation. Scripturally, society is supposed to execute retributive justice on such people whereas the individual is required to be forgiving.
In this case, the lack of justice - a comfortable lifestyle for this unrepentant ogre - can only leave a residue of spiritual negativity which should simply not be there in this family. Using a scriptural model, there would have been no need for the extreme bitterness that they will now endure for the rest of their lives. Bitterness and unforgiveness mar relationships with God - how difficult the system has made it for these people to adopt a Christian approach.
This being the case - the Dowlers have been ill-served on three major levels.
I could weep for our nation where a vociferous minority have won their undemocratic way - and the rest of us must all pay so that their 'finer feelings' are not offended.
At the end of Romeo and Juliet, the Prince cries "All are punished." With our feeble system - we could all shout the same!
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