Breaking News: Boston bomber tells victims he's sorry as judge formally sentences him to death

[palou]

McDonaldsGuy said:

palou said:

I never said that it was right of him to do what he did. It is, without a doubt, an atricity without comparisipn. However, for the reasons previously stated, killing him will not help to prevent further such incidents. And in such a case, I do no see how it would be productif, for us as a society, to take his life. What he did is extremely wrong, but I do not see the point of punishment, in general, beyond preventing further evils.

Cool. You're ignoring the possibility of escape, parole, or him murdering other prisoners/prison guards. But they don't matter. We have to do everthing we can to protect him! You're also telling every other would be murderer if you kill a kid don't worry you'll get 3 warm meals a day for the rest of your life.

It's not about prevention - it's about justice. The guy planted a bomb next to an 8 year old. Do you have kids? A younger brother or cousin? 

I don't believe in the concept of justice. It is pointless and uncivilised, in its pure form.

If the prison is properly suited, he should not escape. You would be surprised how effective rehabilitation can be, statistically. 

Prison life does not have to be easy, either, as long as it is productive in that manner. You could have minor labor for the use of society.

It is equally untrue that a mild sentance would encourage more murder cases. (Again, this is very well documented, statistically. Some of the countries with the loosest criminal systems have the lowest crime rates in the world.)

Read the second paragraph of my first post; I belive that a life sentence would in this case do more to dissuade further acts than death.