... but I'm sure I can count on some of you to help me out. It's that story about the scum-bag with all the kiddie porn on his computer. I'm all for having these people removed. And I despise the excuse that they always slime out "Oooo, I couldn't help it because I was abused myself". Well, then they should know more than most the effect it can have!

But, in certain cases, are they 'bad' or 'mad'? This one had 384,407 images on his computer. Three hundred and eighty four thousand, four hundred and seven! Saved over a five year period. That is, roughly speaking 77,000 a year; 6,000-plus a month; more than 1,500 a week; 200 a day; 9 an hour; one every 7 minutes. That is not normal behaviour. No-one who most of us would judge as even half-way sane would do that. This bloke is a nutter.

And should a civilised society be locking people up, just because they're raving mad? Should we be treating them instead? In this case, we do need to remove him from society. But the powers that be must study him to try to stop others turning out the same way.