It is perhaps one of the many divisive issues we face in our times. After the death penalty was handed down to the Syrian national that killed Myriam Achkar, the question of death penalties resurfaces. I for one am against the death penalty, I think killing people for killing people (or lesser crimes in some countries) is wrong and ineffective. We are better than that as human beings.
Look at Norway, after the mass-murder was found guilty, he was sentenced to only 21 years of therapy in a 3-cell suite in mental health institution. You might think it’s stupid, but I completely respect the Norwegian justice system. It seeks to treat and rehabilitate mentally ill people, versus kill them or just punish them. That is a very admirable move and to me, shows extreme levels of advancement in attitudes and understanding of human behavior. On the other extreme, we have Ketermaya and the absolutely disgusting public execution and defilement of an alleged murderer’s corpse. If not savagery in Ketermaya, we still use the inhumane method of hanging in Lebanon (just one level better than Dark Ages-style Saudi public beheadings). Where do you stand, and why?
PS, I was happy to find an NGO that campaigns against the death penalty in Lebanon.
Mass murderers or serial killers are usually sane, wait for it…. UNTIL they get caught because they know the juridical system of the country they operate in.. It has also been proven that these people are smart/intelligent and rarely let things to chance which further tells us that they’re sane. Again at least until they get caught.
So please, spare us the human rights fuss because by preserving such a person’s rights, you are violating those of thousands
As for what brought you to discuss this topic, which is the release of that israeli spy yesterday, A spy is a criminal, is greedy, is a coward, is “sane”, is a traitor and most importantly, is responsible for the death of innocent people by trafficking Information and explosives to and from the enemy of his mother state.
Rehabilitation? with just a couple years in prison? would this set the “good” example for other traitors? or knowing he got what he deserves and he will no longer threaten anyone? Well I’m for the death penalty because in my opinion, if there’s a debate whether it helps lower crimes rate, there’s no debate whether it helps lower criminal number.
Prisons are a joke in lebanon.. U should have mentioned that
You are talking about a human monster here who has no attachment with humanity .
Understanding of human behavior ?!
How will the victim’s family understand and live with the idea of their beloved being killed by a criminal ?
The criminal shouldnt just be hanged, but burnt alive!