Gunman takes hostages in Sydney

[V13dweller]

Police are yet to release the details.

This kind of situation is not a Waste of Money, if you understand this kind of situation, you'd understand why.

Politics, public opinion, backlash and Media Circus.

Pretty sure they get paid the same, regardless if they are rescuing hostages or not.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by V13dweller

This kind of situation is not a Waste of Money,

I meant the legal circus that were about to begin in case he survived, and the prison costs.

[V13dweller]

All hostages have been taken to hospital. One hostage with a gun-shot wound to her shoulder.
Source: 9 News Broadcast


From the Reddit Stream.

@Skybird, having him rot in prison is a more suitable punishment than death, rather see him there than dead, death is an escape.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by V13dweller

@Skybird, having him rot in prison is a more suitable punishment than death, rather see him there than dead, death is an escape.

I am not about punishment when considering death "penalties", but prevention of future events/deeds that i do not want to become real. A death penalty is no penalty, but a deletion.

If it were about punishment a la "an eye for an eye", then only the victims suffering damage/losses can determine the quantity and quality of said punishment, from "none" (forgiveness) to an equal amount of what the victim suffered in losses/pain - and not more the penalty should be allowed to be. Additionally there must be damage compensation, which itself is not part of "punishment". Compensation, and punishment are two different things.

Or you consider punishment to be a psychological tool to alter the behavior of the deliquent in such a way that he will not do again what he is being punished for, that is being reached by exposing him to aversive stimuli of such a nature that he will try hard to avoid ever getting exposed to them again.

Modern law does not understand either the one^, or the other^^. Social reintegration is its focus. On that basis one should also agree to conduct brain surgery and genetic therapy if that would be found to alter the subject'S behavior in the desired way: to fit into the framework of socially accepted behavior. Of course - this implication is easily dismissed by most, and does not get understood or accepted by most. But its true.

A religious fanatic feeling like a martyr is not being punished by locking him in prison. It confirms to him that he is a martyr and that his suffering is a service to his god(s) he believes in. Why wasting money for that?