Re: I am Sick of Feral Scumbags Roaming the Streets Killing at Will
- From: "Hal Ó Mearadhaigh." <homestud@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:10:39 -0000
Turlough wrote:
Westprog wrote:
What bothers me about this one is not so much the random violence -
something that has been around for a while now - it's the fact that
they expect to get away with killing two people in public, in front
of many witnesses. And they probably will. And the fact that they
can kill at will without consequence will nail down their rule in
Drimnagh.
FWIU, the perps were teenagers. Some folks may offer that you don't
have a death penalty as a deterrent. Ironically, with people like
these, it isn't a deterrent. The social scientists will claim that
they acted this way because they were brought up poor or under hard
circumstances, so society is to blame. While some will cry for their
heads, others will be sure that, because of their age, surely they
can be rehabilitated. That will only work in a very few cases. In the
end, the justice system will only be able to mete out whatever
penalties are written in the book. I see many similarities between
these problems and those of the late thread on driving woes. The
politicians aren't willing to seek change, so ultimately if change is
needed, the citizens will have to demand and empower it...
Maybe so. But I still maintain that corporal punishment by death penalty for murder is a HUGE deterrant, no matter what age one is. However, perhaps we should bring back the Cat-o'-nine tails instead, as a milder punishment?
--
Hal Ó Mearadhaigh.
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