This is why. The convicted bomber got a hero's welcome back in Libya, as per NPR. Why would a man who denied so many people life, let alone the privilege of dying at home, be eligible for compassion? Well, according to some relatives of the victims, it is because the British government is currying favor with Libya's dictator Qaddafi, because of oil.
A lot of people are going to reflect on this and conclude that the death penalty must remain. If life in prison doesn't really mean life in prison, and government officials have the right to decide on their own to release prisoners, then people are going to conclude that the death penalty must remain.
The Scottish Justice Secretary blathers on about compassion and high values and other such BS, but he really had none at all for the victims' families.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
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