Breivik judged to be sane

Hottentot · 08-26-12, 01:32 AM

I didn't intend my comment to be for or against death penalty, because frankly I'm tired of that question and often being forced to choose sides in a matter that I don't want to take sides in. If Breivik had committed his crimes in a country that has death penalty and he was put to death according to that country's laws and procedures after a fair trial, then good for them.

The point that I repeat whenever this subject comes up is that we, as a society, can't start making exceptions to the law because we feel like it. There either is a death penalty or there isn't. In Norway there is not. No doubt many people there and abroad feel that Breivik should be executed, but such feelings are irrelevant as long as there is no death penalty. There are certainly also those who feel he shouldn't be executed. What makes one feeling better than the other?

If a law is bad, then the society changes it. But whether someone lives or dies shouldn't be solved by a referendum.

08-26-12, 01:32 AM	#17
Hottentot Sea Lord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: My private socialist utopia of Finland Posts: 1,918 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I didn't intend my comment to be for or against death penalty, because frankly I'm tired of that question and often being forced to choose sides in a matter that I don't want to take sides in. If Breivik had committed his crimes in a country that has death penalty and he was put to death according to that country's laws and procedures after a fair trial, then good for them. The point that I repeat whenever this subject comes up is that we, as a society, can't start making exceptions to the law because we feel like it. There either is a death penalty or there isn't. In Norway there is not. No doubt many people there and abroad feel that Breivik should be executed, but such feelings are irrelevant as long as there is no death penalty. There are certainly also those who feel he shouldn't be executed. What makes one feeling better than the other? If a law is bad, then the society changes it. But whether someone lives or dies shouldn't be solved by a referendum. __________________ Хотели как лучше, а получилось как всегда.