Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 17, 2013, 08:49:18 AM
In the case of Lee Rigby its not revenge its pure justice. Those two men killed him in cold blood, in broad daylight in front of everyone...and celebrated it. There is NO defense for what they did, none whatsoever, why should they carry on life in prison? they don't deserve it. Plus there trial should be short n sweet, how can they defend themselves?? oh but gee lets not forget about their human rights of course don't wanna upset the EU
What they did was not unique (but I guess them being black and Muslim, which you underscored in your original post, and caught on camera, made it extra newsworthy) and thus heads would roll if capital punishment was the remedy for those kinds of crimes.
What I'm saying is that once you start accepting the death sentence it all becomes very subjective and unfair, but most of all it caters to bloodthirsty mob mentality and barbarism.
Your disdain for human rights is really disturbing. Human rights is all we got in the end.
QuoteIts not mob justice its people wanting justice for a terrible crime which has no defense.
So eye for an eye then? It doesn't have an effect on crime and criminals and it only makes the rest of us more inhumane, less empathic and more thirsty for blood. Back to biblical times.
QuoteThere is a limit to how tolerant people can be, if you were a family member involved then I'm sure you would have a different opinion. The family members in that T.J. Lane case showed amazing tolerance and restraint when he pulled those courtroom stunts. I'm amazed no one leapt up and tried to throttle him right there!.
Because not all people are like you.
QuoteI don't know if these types of people can even be turned around. Yet even if they do later on in life...do they deserve that chance? do they deserve to carry on having those chances after killing innocent people? the murdered people will still remain dead whether the killer becomes a nice guy or not. Doesn't matter how much sorrow or remorse the killer shows later on nothings gonna change what he did so why allow him to carry on?.
Carry on behind bars is not really to carry on. Killing the killer won't bring the loved ones back to life, it will only turn the relatives of the victims into empty shells once the 'monster' has been offed. Revenge in this case is a quick fix that doesn't solve anything - only makes things worse, for everyone.
The justice system is supposed to be bigger than the rest of us and not prone to base decisions/verdicts on hatred, rage and revenge.