I'm sure I would get a million people looking quizzically at me after reading the title (though I know my blog does not even attract 0.1% of that). But just imagine Bhagat Singh and many of our freedom fighters received the death sentence and were hanged. Hanging Kasab would be like honouring him for his war on our country.
There would be people arguing that hanging Kasab would be a warning to other terrorists of the consequences of their actions. But logically the young minds who get swayed into terrorism and other deadly acts come prepared that they have to die for the sake of their religion so killing them would only set a precedent to other terrorists that them dying would give them jannat whether it is through bullets or through the noose. So I think our legal system should come up with an alternative punishment to deter young minds from swaying to terrorism.
A train accident or a flight crash kills hundreds of people, but how many times do we hang the culprits. If killing 166 people was a crime, I think terrorising a nation by killing 166 people was the king all of crimes. And if death through the noose is the ultimate punishment for a crime, I think the king of all crimes should get a much deadlier punishment. Death is so easy. Poof and you are gone relieved from a lifetime of troubles, pain, sufferings. Kasab will probably have the last laugh if he is hanged.
I believe he deserves a much deadlier punishment than death.....I would have put him a mental asylum, I would have asked him to stay with each victim's family for a year serving them....but then again if there was remorse. With no remorse, what can be the best punishment????
Firstly... Welcome Back to the blog world.. :) I couldnt agree more with you rose. I was watching television news in the afternoon the other day, and it was all Kasab.
ReplyDeleteOk, agreed that death for him was imminent. But not now. He needs a bigger punishment. He will be a sort of role model for the newly admits in the terror camp. Just like we had Bhagat Singh to inspire us in our history textbooks.
Hey Roseline - well put - and couldn't agree less of him being a martyr for well the "freedom demanding nation".
ReplyDeleteActually his trial itself was just one step less from a martyr, a hero.
The only thing I see which the judge put forth too, was tomo for this hero another hijacked plane/watever leads to his release and another series of terror attacks.
Neways Que sera sera!
Nice post ... quite agree with you Rose ... death is much easier punishment and would set him in the lines of martyr for jihad et. al.
ReplyDeletebut thinking on the lines of equitable punishment for all terrorist involved in this attack .. it makes sense for him to die ... I would also choose death for him but not a easy one like hanging .. also, if you look at the political side .. stakes are much higher .. there won't be a single party which will like if the judgement was otherwise not even pakistan (for the fear that he might let loose more information)... also when you have someone like Kasab living with the victim's family .. that will be a punishment for them too... hence I think for good n peace .. kasab should die a easy death ...
- aditi