On this date, 6 June 2009, Barry
Douglas Philips was murdered by his own son, Christopher Edward Philips, in Frankston,
Melbourne, Australia. The family members of both the murdered man and the
murderer, wanted to bring back the death penalty.
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Raymon Phillips calls for
execution of Christopher Edward Phillips over murder of dad, Barry Douglas
Phillips
- Kate Jones
- Herald Sun
- August 21, 2010 12:00AM
THE stepbrother of a man jailed
yesterday for killing their defenceless father, 73, believes he should be
executed.
Christopher Edward Phillips, 37, was
jailed for at least 19 years after pleading guilty to the murder of Barry
Douglas Phillips on June 6 last year.
Phillips, who has a long history of drug and alcohol abuse and violent crime, bashed and stabbed his father after an argument about the sale of the family home.
As Phillips was led from the dock, sobbing family members screamed, "Rot in hell, you mongrel!"
One man yelled "Let me at him" and was held back by loved ones.
As he reached the exit, Phillips yelled back, "Grow up!"
Outside court, Raymon Phillips said he believed his half-brother should be executed for his crime.
"I believe bring back
the electric chair or hang him. Anything like that," Raymon said.
"He (Barry Phillips) was a gentle man, and all that coward, mongrel, canine done in there was lie."
The Supreme Court heard Phillips had attacked his father on many occasions.
In 2001, he bashed him twice on the same night, leading to the older man being treated at Frankston Hospital twice within hours.
Between 1998 and 2004, Phillips' attacks on his father resulted in three jail terms for him and four hospital admissions for his father.
Lawyers told the court Phillips' childhood was marred by his father's violence and alcoholism.
But this was disputed by family members who described the family patriarch as kind and generous.
Justice Simon Whelan said Phillips' intoxication on the day of the murder was not a mitigating factor.
"This was a shockingly violent attack on a basically defenceless old man who had, at least in recent years, shown generosity and indulgence towards you," Justice Whelan said.
"The attack was a culmination of a history of violence by you towards him."
Justice Whelan said Phillips' lengthy time in jail had done nothing to curb his violence.
Phillips was jailed for a maximum of 23 years.
Repeal the Death Penalty Abolition Act
Petition by
Gold Coast,
Australia
As
the recent cases of the rape and murder of Jill Meagher in Victoria and Daniel
Morcombe in Queensland have shown, there are cases in which the perpetrators
are beyond redemption and the chance for them to ever be rehabilitated in a way
that they can be allowed to return to society is non-existent.
In
instances such as this, it is illogical and counter-productive for the tax
payer to fund their meals, accommodation, clothing and healthcare for the rest
of their natural lives.
Furthermore,
with the existing life sentence regime in Australia, there is always a risk of
the perpetrators being granted parole and released back into society, causing
significant additional grief to the families of their victims.
This means
that life sentence for people such as the murderers of Jill Meagher &
Daniel Morcombe is counter-productive on both the justice and cost aspects.
Jail sentence
is designed for rehabilitation and removal of criminal tendencies whenever
possible. It makes no sense to keep in there psychopaths who are beyond
redemption and where it is the intention of the state to never let them out.
We the
undersigned call upon the Attorney-General of Australia, Senator the Hon George
Brandis QC, to introduce legislation to federal parliament to repeal the Death
Penalty Abolition Act (Cth) and allow the governments of the various Australian
states and territories to make their own decisions on the matter.
The
legislation to repeal the Death Penalty Abolition Act (Cth) should state that
if Capital Punishment is introduced by any Australian state or territory, the only
allowable method of execution will be a lethal injection as it is fast,
causes no suffering and is extremely cost effective to the taxpayer (around
$200 per injection according to research conducted in the US).
To:
Senator the Hon George Brandis QC, Attorney-General for AustraliaRepeal the Death Penalty Abolition Act as it is illogical and counter-productive to keep criminals who are beyond redemption in jail for the rest of their natural lives.
This means that life sentence for people such as the murderers of Jill Meagher & Daniel Morcombe is counter-productive on both the justice and cost aspects.
Jail sentence is designed for rehabilitation and removal of criminal tendencies whenever possible. It makes no sense to keep in there psychopaths who are beyond redemption and where it is the intention of the state to never let them out.
Please allow the individual states and territories to make their own decisions on this matter.Sincerely,
[Your name]
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