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'The victims do not matter to Ian Brady and neither do their families' 'The victims do not matter to Ian Brady and neither do their families'
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Before the hearing I was not sure if Ian Brady would be speaking or not, and it did not really matter to me then. I just wanted the truth to come out. I have to say now that I am glad Brady did have his say: he tied his own defence team in knots, never gave a definitive answer under cross examination and went on to show anybody interested that he is nothing more than a self-pitying liar. Before the hearing I was not sure if Ian Brady would be speaking or not, and it did not really matter to me then. I just wanted the truth to come out. I have to say now that I am glad Brady did have his say: he tied his own defence team in knots, never gave a definitive answer under cross-examination and went on to show anybody interested that he is nothing more than a self-pitying liar.
No doubt Brady will feel even more hard done by now because, I believe, his request for a public hearing has backfired on him. Should Brady be granted his wish to leave Ashworth Hospital and be sent to prison? I am happiest knowing Brady will be at his unhappiest. I know he hates Ashworth and I cannot be sure he would feel the same about any other place he may be sent to. Besides that, I do not think Brady should be allowed to move just because he wants to. No doubt Brady will feel even more hard done by now because, I believe, his request for a public hearing has backfired on him. Should he be granted his wish to leave Ashworth hospital and be sent to prison? I am happiest knowing Brady will be at his unhappiest. I know he hates Ashworth and I cannot be sure he would feel the same about any other place he may be sent to. Besides that, I do not think he should be allowed to move just because he wants to.
It is a good feeling to know that the truth is out now and the public knows Brady's "hunger strike" is nothing more than another publicity stunt on his behalf. He does eat normally and the nasal tube should now be seen for what it really is – an empty, meaningless symbol of his supposed protest at his "mistreatment" and also an empty symbol of his act of defiance towards the system. Furthermore, his claims of wanting the right to starve himself to death is also nothing more than a further self-pitying publicity stunt. He has never intended to do as he has claimed he wants to. That also came out in the tribunal hearing, although I have never believed either stunt had any real meaning or intention. I also hope the "hunger strike" will never be reported on again and, if it is, it will continue to be exposed as yet another falsehood of Brady's. It is a good feeling to know that the truth is out now and the public knows Brady's "hunger strike" is nothing more than another publicity stunt. He does eat normally and the nasal tube should now be seen for what it really is – an empty, meaningless symbol of his supposed protest at his "mistreatment" and also an empty symbol of his act of defiance towards the system. Furthermore, his claims of wanting the right to starve himself to death is also nothing more than a further self-pitying PR. He has never intended to do as he has claimed he wants to. That also came out in the tribunal hearing, although I have never believed either stunt had any real meaning or intention. I also hope the "hunger strike" will never be reported on again and, if it is, it will continue to be exposed as yet another falsehood of Brady's.
Brady never got the full audience he, no doubt, had hoped for. The public gallery was never full and, on most days, there were no more than 10 people attending. So there was not much public interest in actually being able to attend the hearing; people preferred to rely on the media coverage. Brady's action in wanting a public hearing was nothing more than a point scoring exercise against Ashworth, as his actions in Ashworth seem to be.Brady never got the full audience he, no doubt, had hoped for. The public gallery was never full and, on most days, there were no more than 10 people attending. So there was not much public interest in actually being able to attend the hearing; people preferred to rely on the media coverage. Brady's action in wanting a public hearing was nothing more than a point scoring exercise against Ashworth, as his actions in Ashworth seem to be.
Does he really want to go to prison? I believe that if he does it is solely in the hope that he will be transferred to a segregation unit to be with people like himself. He has often spoken or written about his time in spent in prison in the past with more than a touch of nostalgia. His days of being able to play chess with other notorious prisoners and so on. He never saw them as "maggots", as he does the staff and other patients at Ashworth. He believes he is superior to everybody at Ashworth and the human race in general. He is nothing more than a serial killer of children, a paedophile, a coward and a self-pitying liar. Does he really want to go to prison? I believe that if he does it is solely in the hope that he will be transferred to a segregation unit to be with people like himself. He has often spoken or written about his time in prison with more than a touch of nostalgia. His days of being able to play chess with other notorious prisoners and so on. He never saw them as "maggots", as he does the staff and other patients at Ashworth. He believes he is superior to everybody at Ashworth and the human race in general. He is nothing more than a serial killer of children, a paedophile, a coward and a self-pitying liar.
He sees his crimes as nothing more than a "recreational" activity, and an "existential experience".He sees his crimes as nothing more than a "recreational" activity, and an "existential experience".
I was informed before the tribunal that the hearing was not about my brother Keith or Brady's crimes and he would not be asked about the details of his crimes, so it was no surprise that did not happen. The victims do not matter to Brady and neither do their families. The only people that matter to Brady are himself and the people he can manipulate, and there are too many people willing to be manipulated by him.I was informed before the tribunal that the hearing was not about my brother Keith or Brady's crimes and he would not be asked about the details of his crimes, so it was no surprise that did not happen. The victims do not matter to Brady and neither do their families. The only people that matter to Brady are himself and the people he can manipulate, and there are too many people willing to be manipulated by him.
• Alan Bennett is the brother of Keith Bennett, the only one of the five Moors Murders victims never to have been found. He has been missing since 16 June 1964. More information can be found at the Searching For Keith website. • Alan Bennett is the brother of Keith Bennett, the only one of the five Moors murderer's victims never to have been found. He has been missing since 16 June 1964. More information can be found at the Searching For Keith website.
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