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What punishment apart from death penalty would you prescribe to these distinguished gentlemen who kill, rape & kill, torture innocent people in the name of God?
Ideally, give them a fair trial at either a regular court or as war criminals in The Hague. In most cases, this should result in life imprisonment.
Being forgotten in a prison is more effective than death.
They want to die as martyrs. Deny them their goal.
The solution is obviously more bombs and death, itβs certainly helped up to this point.
As much as I dislike Islam, I don't think Islam is the reason for the latest massacre. Certainly it is used to justify horrendous actions etc, but the root here is Israels occupation of Palestine.
With the latest news this morning.. it seems things are getting worse as I feared
I sincerely hope that civilians on both sides are able to stay safe during this conflict. We need peace, and we need it fast, because too many innocents are dying. I really hope a peace deal can be brokered as soon as possible.
Remember when Osama Bin Laden watched porn in a hovel in Pakistan for nearly two decades and then was unceremoniously dumped into the ocean?
Well at least we spent $2.3 trillion, had 7,000 US soldiers die, another 70,000 civilian casualties, 8 million refugees... And oh? The fundamentalists are back in power in Afghanistan?
If international justice was cut and dry, so simple, so surgical, maybe we wouldn't even need wars and terrorism? The hard truth for the average Israeli reeling from these attacks is sadly the most radical piece of religious advice out there: an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.
The best funded terror organization will never defeat the most vicious. It'll never ever end.
Literally none of what you claimed in the opening paragraph happened but go off. Palestine will carry on with the operation whether you agree with it or not, all you have is impotent rage.
Killing in the name of God is wrong by default, of we consider that God loves each human. But if God loves every single person, God still doesn't interfere in this bloodshed.
Potential punishments? Make them clean the 'mess' that they created(bodies, blood, etc.), pay for damages in money/equipment, and potentially life sentences.
I know, sound very basic, but that can realistically work.
How about we turn this around a bit? Instead of asking, "What should be done with them?", let's try it a bit more personal.
Suppose you woke tomorrow and found yourself in a hospital room. A doctor comes in and says, "Ah! You're awake! And you'll be pleased to know we've cured you."
Physically and mentally you feel (in this scenario) just as you do now - normal, healthy, but perhaps a bit puzzled.
"What was wrong with me?" you ask.
"Ah, well, you'd gone crazy for a bit there. It was like a virus, lots of people in your town caught it. It... influences its victims. You had it for years. You killed about a dozen people. Rape. Torture. That sort of thing."
"What?!"
"Don't worry - you were confused, not yourself. You believed that rape, murder, torture, kidnapping, and all that was acceptable. But now you're fine. Go in peace."
Could you simply go back to your life? Would changing your life, dedicating it to serve in the memory of those you killed, be enough for you to live with yourself from then on?
Would everyone around you constantly wonder if you were really cured, and worry that perhaps you'd kill again? Or fear that since you caught this virus, you might be susceptible to others that may come down the road, with the same or worse consequences?
What are the options? Obviously, if you are still dangerous, there are fewer. But what if these people suddenly came to the realization that their actions were as horrible as we find them to be - what are their options?
A. Suicide - can't live with the memory, or the possibility of relapse;
B. Incarceration - be sequestered from others (either voluntarily or by society) due to possibility of relapse;
C. Execution - it doesn't bring back the dead, but it assures no new dead from your hand.
D. Brain wipe - but we don't have that yet.
What's the answer?