[Livia]

Originally Posted by Jesus.

I was out in the car yesterday with the radio on, and I heard LR's father talking about how he believed justice has been done. However, there really isn't any punishment that could truly act as justice for the family he left behind.

Lets say we kill them quietly without fanfare, then another 5 of these kill another 5 British soldiers in the UK, so we kill them, then another 10 are killed. How exactly is this in anyway benefitting anyone?

The way the people of the UK took to the streets to protest the Iraq war, has actually taken us off some of Islamic terrorist hitlists. That's just one example of how being better than the lowest common denominator will work out better in the long run in the continuing struggle, than fighting death with more death.

When are they going to stop the killing and "be the better person", or is it just the responsibility of this society in this country? It seems it is. Make exceptions for people who terrorise and act like savages but at least we get to say we didn't retaliate. We just took it. Again.

I'd like to see the evidence that backs up this country having got off lightly because people protested against the Iraq war. I'm sure that's a great comfort to all the people who've suffered from terrorist attrocities. So all we have to do is keep taking it and not retaliate. You know, eventually we will run out of cheeks.

That's very magnanimous of Lee Rigby's family to say they feel justice has been done. Personally speaking, if I could get my hands on the person who set the IED that led to my husband's death I'd happily tear him apart with my bare hands, and I'd take my time... and I'd smile while I was doing it.