Five killers pictured on Newcastle promenade during prison outing

Elizabeth Gibb: Well at 83 I’d love a day to Newcastle with a nice tea. But I’ve been law-abiding all my life... silly me.

Cheryl Houston: And you wouldn’t mind if it was all bought and paid for too. But I hope they enjoyed it at the taxpayers’ expense.

Elizabeth Gibb: Prison in our country isn’t a deterrent in any one way.

Emma Dilemma: Make prisoners go out and do hard labour not daytrips. What is the deterrent for committing crimes... three meals a day, warm accommodation with access to gyms and leisure games. Back to porridge, 8x8 cell and one hour of exercise.

Tori McIlwaine: Disgusting. Why even put them in prison in the first place? They get treated better than the rest of us.

Frances Savage: Disgusting. Our judicial system in Northern Ireland is a joke. Jim Osborne: I would call on the so-called minister to explain why he’s receiving a salary and not working...

Sarah-Louise Mac: Absolutely shocking! Also as well as an all-expenses-paid day out, who is providing these with coats and hiking gear? Beyond me! Better treated than our pensioners.

Allan Lyness: What sort of law have we got in this country? Prison is no longer a deterrent it seems more like a holiday camp now. Total disgrace.

Hester Jo: I’m sure this must be part of their rehabilitation prior to getting released. I myself don’t think it’s a solution to the problem of introducing them into society. Going up the mountains doesn’t really represent society, but God knows who thought this up.

Sandra Clark: We can’t afford any more money for the NHS but this. The country has gone nuts.

Jackie Grimley: You will probably read some crackpot stating it’s about human rights or integrating them back into the community. That is why our country is the way it is.

David Adamson: What help and support is given to the victims’ loved ones, who will be traumatised and grieving for the rest of their lives?