[WOMBAI]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

The Death Penalty would be useless too as it'd create a martyr out of a terrorist. It's better to throw him in prison and to rehibilitate him then deport him back then it is to kill him. That way he might see the error of his ways or if he doesn't he won't be given the chance to try it again due to him being grounded in Nigeria.

You can't rehabilitate people like that! They are religious zealots - they are not going to see the 'error of their ways'! Each to their own - but I think the world will be a better and much safer place without the likes of him!

[Stu]

Originally Posted by WOMBAI

You can't rehabilitate people like that! They are religious zealots - they are not going to see the 'error of their ways'! Each to their own - but I think the world will be a better and much safer place without the likes of him!

So put him behind bars for the rest of his life then. Whats the problem with that? Unless he has satellite link up to televisions mounted to the side of buildings from his cell I doubt he will be bothering us. Why be so insistent he must die? Why the fascination with extreme capital justice?

It's sort of like people who spend all day watching the news because bad events reported on just become another form of television entertainment to them.

Why as a society do we feel the need to kill the killer to feel more content?

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Stu

So put him behind bars for the rest of his life then. Whats the problem with that? Unless he has satellite link up to televisions mounted to the side of buildings from his cell I doubt he will be bothering us. Why be so insistent he must die? Why the fascination with extreme capital justice?

It's sort of like people who spend all day watching the news because bad events reported on just become another form of television entertainment to them.

Why as a society do we feel the need to kill the killer to feel more content?

I also agree with this.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by WOMBAI

You can't rehabilitate people like that! They are religious zealots - they are not going to see the 'error of their ways'! Each to their own - but I think the world will be a better and much safer place without the likes of him!

Then we kill them and inspire hundreds of others in their place? Killing terrorists makes them Martyrs. In the long one your way would only result in more potential deaths. At least with my way at worst they'll be stuck in their own country.

[WOMBAI]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Then we kill them and inspire hundreds of others in their place? Killing terrorists makes them Martyrs. In the long one your way would only result in more potential deaths. At least with my way at worst they'll be stuck in their own country.

Living martyrs, dead ones - don't really see the difference! And I think it is very naive to think that they would be stuck in their own country! Who would police that - doubt the Nigerians would be that bothered!

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by WOMBAI

Living martyrs, dead ones - don't really see the difference! And I think it is very naive to think that they would be stuck in their own country! Who would police that - doubt the Nigerians would be that bothered!

There's no such thing as a living Martyr. The whole idea of Martyrdom is that you die for it. Someone who fails to go through with an attack like this man will be seen as a failure, not many terrorists will be enthused by a failure.

With the point about Nigeria not grounding him, they won't need to. How many countries do you think you'd be allowed access to with convicted terrorism on your record? He wouldn't be able to get near any countries with it.

[WOMBAI]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

There's no such thing as a living Martyr. The whole idea of Martyrdom is that you die for it. Someone who fails to go through with an attack like this man will be seen as a failure, not many terrorists will be enthused by a failure.

With the point about Nigeria not grounding him, they won't need to. How many countries do you think you'd be allowed access to with convicted terrorism on your record? He wouldn't be able to get near any countries with it.

They always manage to find a way - if determined enough!

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by WOMBAI

They always manage to find a way - if detemined enough!

How? Go into details please.

A fake passport wouldn't do it since his image will be marked. He could get smuggled into a country I suppose but after 10-20 years of imprisonment and abuse at the hands of others would he be so eager to return?

His image would automatically be flagged as well so if he managed to get into the country again and was spotted on a SINGLE CCTV camera it would alert people to his presence. There's no chance of him bombing planes and little chance of him getting into any countries for a direct attack.