Monday, April 17, 2006
All who deserve death... DON'T get it
President Arroyo of the Philippines recently commuted the death penalty sentences for ALL convicts, en masse, for the Easter holidays.
What this means is that no one, no matter how vicious the crime he/she may have commmitted, will be given the death penalty for it.
I'm a personal proponent of the death penalty, and while I do feel there are many arguments against it, I just can't fathom how a man who can brutally rape a 10 year old girl and then murder her deserves anything less. My whole concept of justice can't conceive of how that man would get anything less.
To make matters worse, "President" Arroyo (I put that in quotes because she cheated her way to victory) didn't even bother to consult with the families of the victims of these criminals' acts. The very least she should have done was to find out what kind of emotional impact this might have. If I were the father of one of the victims, I would no longer sleep in peace after what the "President" has done.
http://news.inq7.net/nation/index.php?index=1&story_id=72755
What this means is that no one, no matter how vicious the crime he/she may have commmitted, will be given the death penalty for it.
I'm a personal proponent of the death penalty, and while I do feel there are many arguments against it, I just can't fathom how a man who can brutally rape a 10 year old girl and then murder her deserves anything less. My whole concept of justice can't conceive of how that man would get anything less.
To make matters worse, "President" Arroyo (I put that in quotes because she cheated her way to victory) didn't even bother to consult with the families of the victims of these criminals' acts. The very least she should have done was to find out what kind of emotional impact this might have. If I were the father of one of the victims, I would no longer sleep in peace after what the "President" has done.
http://news.inq7.net/nation/index.php?index=1&story_id=72755
