For sure Cannan is guilty as sin, his behaviour prior to his arrest for murder was intolerable, of that there is no doubt, his own admission of armed robbery, rape, deceit, etc are all well documented. But the hard facts remain that he never targeted women purely with the intent of causing them harm, everything was a secondary event during the pursuit of a robbery. Don't get me wrong, he has served the sentence he should have got when he was given 8 years for the attack in Leamington Spa, I don't have the slightest shred of sympathy for him, 28 years is about right for rape in my view, however, the fact remains that he did not kill Mrs Shirley Banks. After his incarceration the attacks on women continued, the ruling powers have made it quite clear what our opinion is, but, unfortunately for them, some of us are not that compliant. They never considered that the attacks were connected, they steadfastly refuse to even consider such an approach even though we offered to try and help them. The police and the judiciaries primary consideration is to maintain the status of their own position and prevent it being called into question, it is not to seek justice, a result, any result in fact is the only objective, and they do not give a monkeys who gets the blame, that is not their problem.
