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Originally posted by Luvian:
Personally, I don't belive in killing other humans. It's not my decision to make.
Not only that, but it can be argued that his punishment was too short. The famillies will suffer for years, while he stoped suffering.
He should have been isolated in a cell for the rest of his life. After a few years with no human contact, he might wish for death, although he won't get it.
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I agree with this, isn't a long miserable life worse than a death. I know a relative of mine is quite sick and has been away from home for a few months. She has said, in her more despondant moments that she hates the place and would rather die than stay there forever. This is not always her attitude but this depression comes from living in a rehab centre with others. I can only imagine prison would be much worse. I don't beleive revenge should be a motive in criminal justice. Punishment yes, and if suitable rehabilitation, not always with an end to release, although clearly not suitable in this case. And the whiping is just to inflict pain, again revenge not justice. Freedom from torture is in this country the only human right which has no exceptions as it is felt that it can never be justified.
Even if i did agree, the method is savage, not only did they whip him i suspect the hanging was not done with a fatal knot which breaks th neck was the English practice but by suffocation. Even the guilotine, firing squad etc offered a quick death as a punishment not an agnizing one as punishment. (God, i'm sounding like a liberal)
[ 03-31-2005, 08:22 AM: Message edited by: Aragorn1 ]