When and why exactly did the British justice system go crazy stupid?
Assuming that the sentences that the convicted murderers receive in the series accurately reflect those that are imposed in Britain in real life, I wonder whether Britons generally accept that these ten- or fifteen-year terms represent just punishments for the savage acts committed by the characters in the series as well as by real-life criminals.
In the U.S., convicted first-degree murderers typically get prison sentences upwards of 30 years or life with no parole possible, or the death penalty. To American sensibilities, this is equitable justice being meted out to those most wicked and sadistic barbarians who giddily and wantonly rape, torture, and snuff the life out of innocent people.