Attempted murder vs murder. Less punishment? Why?

Good question. This is just another set of laws that makes no sense. In this case, it pays to fail. You get less time in the clinker even though, as you say, your objective was the same in either case. This is why we need tons of lawyers. The laws make no sense to the average sane person.

I think they feel if you did complete the murder then you deserve more time/punishment for this action. Wanting to kill someone and being unsuccessful is less of a charge of the two evils. Go figure.

What ever happened to Alcatraz? Seriously we need another one. Sorry but society is just getting so what's the word: bleeding heartish? Why do criminals get off so easily. Attempted murder should carry a serious punishment as well. What the dickens ever happened to the justice system?

The legal system has many flaws. I dont think they value human life anymore. The legal system like everything else seems to be based on money. I personally think that attempted murder should be treated as a murder. They tried to commit murder but failed. So I dont see the difference in their intention.

I sure wish a judge would be listening to your post and come forward to answer your question. I have a very serious thing that happened to a cousin recently and same questions arise why why why. Our laws are definately in a mixed up state to say the very least, in Canada anyway. I've noticed women are getting smaller sentences than men and this to me is not right either. This could be a very informative post and I really would like answers. I will say that there are times I have felt sorry for the police. Sometimes you hear people complain the police are doing nothing or they don't care, but have you noticed that there are many times the police do lay charges and some fancy lawyer comes along and for a few bucks he gets the criminal off. That to me is like me washing a floor and you come in right behind me with manure on your boots.

Who says so ! Actually according to the Indian penal Code Attempted Murder accused in many case was sentenced either equally or more than the murder case judgments. It also depends on the circumstances and conditions. In fact the accused in an attempt to murder case is considered as a threat to the victim for ever if it is a pre planned attempt.

You know, I never really understood why that is. If somebody is attempting to kill you, and by some stupid luck they don't (the bullett misses, whatever)...is that not just as bad??? A person that plots to kill their spouse or somebody (and then gets caught) is proof of intent to kill. I don't see why they are not just as guilty as if they had pulled the trigger (or whatever). Somehow that seems to be a miscarriage of justice, in my opinion.

It really doesn't make any sense, they are both just as bad as each other. Sometimes I don't understand the law because people get away with so much these days.