Hi Manuel,
We read in the Bible. "Forgive the Sinner" "Punish the Guilty". As far as
punishment is concerned it varies as according to the seriousness of the
crime.
Here, the case is of premeditated crime to kill maximum number of people.
Yes, If the section of the people earmarked to be killed was say,
politicians, army men, police etc and innocent getting in the way being
chopped in the bargain, one could have understood that it was an ideological
war. But indiscriminate killing of innocent people for no rhyme or reason is
a heinous crime. Such persons must get death. Simply meaning that ''You
don't respect life .... the law denies the right for you to live " . If
this is going to make a martyr out of the criminal, so be it.
What guarantee is there that the same person still living with a life
sentence will not plot to kill more directly or indirectly?
Take the instance of the Portuguese in Goa. There were no robberies, murders
etc. meaning these were very rare. In fact my cousin was murdered in cold
blood circa 1958. The culprits got life in aguada jail but came out as
freedom fighters as pensioners for life after operation VIJAI.
SO???????????????????
I still maintain that life sentence is ok for a not so serious or heinous
type of murder/crime which is not premeditated. The sentence could even be
commuted for good behavior but watched.
If the world is to be free of heinous crimes, I feel that something like
'Hanged...Drawn... and Quartered' must be freshly redefined. In Saudi
Arabia they chop of the hand if you are caught for stealing. They Chop off
your head for murder or rape. I don't think there are any heinous crimes in
SA.
As for your comment 'Extremist Islamists will have hopefully vanished from
the face of the earth.', this is not possible because Islam (I think) is an
ideological warfare with the rest of the world. It cannot exist without war
to impose its supremacy. You must listen to Lt. Col. Allen West at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgZppLvjvaE
Cheers
floriano
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----- Original Message -----
From: "manuel tavares" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 6:51 AM
Subject: [Goanet] Ajmal Kasab - Fierce crime must get fierce execution
Hi Floriano,
You have given a fair deal of thought on the subject and perhaps the
punishment handed out by the High Court is justified. I for one would have
been pleased if the sentence were 'Life in Prison with hard labour'. This
will enable him to contemplate the magnitude of the crime he committed and
he would perhaps never be at peace. This is the right punishment. If he is
executed, then in the minds of the Jihadists, he has become another Martyr
to their cause. This way, we deprive him and his cause of a martyr and delay
his supposed direct entry into heaven and his awaiting Virgins will also
have aged by the time he dies and goes to meet them. Perhaps at that
juncture, Extremist Islamists will have hopefully vanished from the face of
the earth.
Wishful Thinking maybe.
Manuel (Eddie) Tavares.
