The murders sparked protests in Messina, Rome and other Italian cities, including Bologna, on Wednesday night. Further events are planned on Thursday.
In March, Giorgia Meloni’s government approved a draft law which for the first time introduced a legal definition of femicide in criminal law, punishing it with life in prison while increasing sentences for crimes including stalking, sexual violence and “revenge porn”.
The law followed the strong public reaction to the killing of Giulia Cecchettin, a 22-year-old student who was murdered by her former boyfriend, Filippo Turetta, in November 2023. Turetta was sentenced to life in prison in December.
If the goal of prison isn’t to turn criminals into better citizens, then why not put all prisoners in a hard labor camp?
That’s slavery.
You were the one saying that prisons should be harsher in the first place. 🙄
Beware of the monkey’s paw.
It is legal for prisoners to be enslaved - perhaps you missed that little gotcha in the amendment.
We weren’t talking about what is legal.
I’m going to ignore you now. You people are insufferable.