Comments from professional people
"I believe that Catherine Franklin and her family were subjected to the most unacceptable pain and anguish after the death of Ryan. What happened to the Franklins is unacceptable and must not happen again." Robert Walter MP for North Dorset
"The victims rights have been totally ignored. Defence team have not followed the guidelines at all, the Criminal Justice system has overruled the coroner." DCI Stanger, Daily Echo 041103
"Despite the stated necessity of the retention of Ryan's body, no second post mortem was ever conducted by the defence. It was hugely distressing for the family, and a particularly difficult thing for us to deal with during the progress of the investigation." DI Cooper, Meridian TV News
"....the situation is intolerable, the rights of the victims family have been trampled upon in a way that I find totally unacceptable and I am going to report this to the Home Office, because this must not happen again." Michael Johnston, Coroner for West Dorset
"...18 months after the tragedy , Miss Franklin is now able to bury her son." Western Gazette, 041103
"There must be something wrong with the legal system which puts a family through such suffering...and I think that the criminal justice system needs changing." Father John Rice at the Funeral Service,051103
Comments from visitors to the Site
"I would like to see a change in such a barbaric law. How awful that lawyers could prevent the burial on a technical point." Sdalbertson
"No one should have to have something like this go for so long." Caroline Harding
"If ever there was a perversion of justice, this case must surely qualify. It cannot be right to show such disrespect to any human being, especially to a child in such terrible circumstances." Duggienmates
"This is disgusting, why was this little boy not put to rest a long time ago?" Kitty
"No family should go through a situation like this." Fsusan
"...I am absolutely horrified that the legal system can perpetrate and lengthen such an awful ordeal for Ryan's mum." Liz Tredrea
"...Like you and thousands more, I think our laws are for the criminal and not the innocent." Gloria Hellyer
"I support the suggested changes in the law." Jacqui Andrews
"I fail to believe the courts in this country, when over and over again, the rights of the criminal come before that of the victims family." Cheekychick
"I was appalled to hear of this travesty." J Grant
"I am absolutely horrified that the legal system can perpetuate and lengthen such an awful ordeal for Ryan's Mum and family." Elizabeth Tredrea
"I read with absolute shock about what you and your family went through. I am appalled that something like this could happen to victims of crime" Rachel E
"How on earth was this situation ever allowed to happen? The criminal justice system and everything that comes from it and around it, is a mess." David
"We saw how hard it is for you to relive your stories for the press, but sometimes it is the only way to make people understand how hard it is for the victims of these terrible crimes." Lyn and Roger
"I think it's a disgrace the way there was nothing anyone could do for you or your son. 18 months is extremely long and extremely wrong." Emma
"THE LAW IS AN ASS" BARRISKILL
"Words fail me at how far this useless government will go t
"That's this government, it takes away the the human rights of normal good people and gives it to the scum that's in prison" James newcastle
"Why should these monsters have any rights?" Maur Bwn
"Disgusting - can so empathise with you" MishterSplat
"I am afraid that Mr and of course Mrs Blair, have a lot to answer for on the subject of human rights." RSJCornish
"What the hell is going on in our country now?" THEJAMBONS
"Victory to you - don't get demoralised - fight the good fight." Gercatstewart
"This country has too many do-gooders who harp on about human rights stuff." GROLLIES
"....the criminals of this country are laughing at us with the present laws as they stand." Hughatkiloman
"Anyone who murders another human being relinquishes his human rights." WhhRy
"......no one has faith in the rule of law..." Brosely Boys
"Its a sad set of circumstances when the criminal gets more rights than the victim." Stv Stevehall
"Why do the rest of the law fearful people of the world have to sit back and listen to the so called murderer's rights?" Kostawes
"If you commit murder, you have no human rights." Kostawes
"The Home Office are clueless and are not serving the majority." BettyFlur
"Paedophiles/rapists/child murderer's deserve NO human rights." HSTOCKWELL
"If you kill, surely you lose your rights as a human." DIVERBOB
"I am sickened by the law. They have so called human rights for murderer's, but what about the rights of victims and their families? Seems like the law gives these people a licence to kill." Jmckinley
"Anyone who can treat a little boy like that does not deserve any rights." Suefreld
"I cannot put into words how bad that is, there's that are bad enough" Seawitch
"To think if he robbed a bank he would get 15 years, but kill a 2 year old and be out in three?????" Lanna
"The perpetrator of any crime against a child, surely forfeits their human rights as soon as the crime is committed." Cgermained
"I truly hope they keep that thing inside for the duration of his sentence" lacheekmeister
"That thing is not human therefore has lost all claim to human rights" FoxyPaulaxx
Human life is now held very cheaply. I think its time the people of this country opened their mouths." Cookieballinger
"What is wrong with these judges to hand out such lenient sentences?" LrLystt
"No wonder people have no faith in the justice system."
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