pederito1 wrote:I regard the deliberate killing of one human by another as first degree murder.
That would be fine if everyone believed the same. Sadly they don't.
Whilst executing these people may make them into martyrs and encourage a very few extreme hard liners, those would already be willing to lay their lives down. However there are many who support this kind of thing believing that they will only face a short time in prison, in comfort, if they are caught.
I believe that both the act of terrorism and the act of assisting in these acts of terrorism should carry the death penalty. There may be millions of peasants who live in horrific conditions and believe that there is a better world awaiting for them after their death. But in Britain that is not true on any level. So we have to deter the casual acceptance that religious extremism and murder are viable paths in the UK.
I'm sorry to say that in my mind a long sentence in a prison which upholds their right to "civilised" and "comfortable" living, is no deterrent to people who support or commit acts of terrorism.
Until our society understands that, it can do nothing but lose this war. Because it is a war. And unlike the Irish conflict which was a war for the self determination of an occupied state, this is a war for control of Britain itself. What are we going to do to resolve it? Give them what they want? In the end, this can only have dire consequences for Britain. Either to the Muslim minority or for the greater population at large.
I don't see that government, or most of the people, actually understand that at this time.
