“You are not soldiers. You have no discipline, no training, no honour. You do not command respect. You may think you do, because you cannot tell the difference between respect and fear. You are selfish, shallow criminals, remarkable only by the danger you pose to others.”

Justice Irwin, speaking to the gang who murdered Rhys Jones.

Truer words are seldom spoken. If only the intended recipients of this advice were capable of understanding its meaning.