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A no no to capital punishment
by Rahul on Nov 14, 2005 05:11 PM

Hi,



I see a lot of people airing the idea of a death sentence to Abu Salem. I can understand that their perspective is in adherence to the notion that a capital punishment is the worst possible one that anyone can be handed over .



I would like to beg to disagree with you and say that such criminals should not die so soon. Death,for them might mean a gateway to 'heaven' 'coz they have committed the 'heroic' act of killing people . And I won't be surprised if they would be happy to accept it . Going by the number of suicide bombings all over the world, I am sure that at least some of u will agree that for some, death doesn't mean much.



On the other hand, a life sentence, as someone pointed out would be the greatest punishment that he can get. Leading a lone life in the jail in such environments is surely more frightening than a death sentence .Moreover, it will be in accordance with our agreement with Portugal as well .



Just that he should not get a 5star treatment in the jail . . . it should be the filthiest of all



Ciao,

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rahul

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Death penalty for Abu Salem?