Divinity
London’s tragedy is beyond words. That anyone feels the need to communicate their point through the death of another is wrong, the act - barbaric. Left or Right wing - we should all agree on that point. Motive means little once the act has been committed, and it means nothing to the victims left over.
Remember your divinity, whatever your calling.
July 7th, 2005 at 8:52 am
and the punishment for those that orchestrate and carry out such acts?
July 7th, 2005 at 10:04 am
If we had strong, severe punishments (painful, public, humiliating death?) for these horrific things, would they happen as much?
July 7th, 2005 at 6:03 pm
In all fairness, defining a punishment isn’t the way I would approach the situation. It is a reactive way of thinking. My largest focus would be on finding a resolution.
Punishment does have to be defined, of course, because eventually, no matter your safe guards, something will happen. It is a matter of odds.
To define what that punishment is…what is worse than death? Life in prison? These things we already have in place - and they haven�t stemmed the tide of violence. Public Humiliation is effective when dealing with someone that has cares about what people think of them. (See Chicago’s plan for dealing with johns) As the terrorists have shown previously, they are proud to die for their beliefs - so would it impact them? Perhaps. Abu Grab did show us some things.
Now you have to ask yourself, as the most powerful nation in the world, what limits you impose on yourself to make certain you did not cross your own lines of decency? As we have seen - that line is moved back and forth to suit the needs of the moment.
One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.