In a fair justice system the victims family shouldnt matter. You punish the crime regardless of the reaction of the victims to the crime. Emotional judgements are bad judgements. When the crime has been commited it is about the criminal. What crime did he commit? Are there any circumstances that make him less guilty for his actions? Out of those questions comes a fair judgement. Emotional judgements is the reason there was a racial factor in the way the death penalty was handed out. The victim mattered: if it was a white victim... kill him if it was a black victim... meh good riddance.
It is good this isnt the case anymore (mostly).
Part of the road to recovery for the victims is that the criminal is punished but they should have no say in how they are punished.
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