Today 21 of the 28 accused of the Madrid train bombings that killed 191 and injured 1800 were found guilty. The three ringleaders Jamal Zougam 34 Otman el Ghanoui 29 Emilio Trashorras 30, were together sentenced to 43,000 years. Yes that was 43,000 years. However under Spanish law they can indivually serve no more than 40 years.
Question: is 40 years in jail an adequate punishment?
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Rightly or wrongly, I consider the most derranged human to be more important than a rabid dog. I cannot condone killing those humans who we find inconvenient or faulty. I'm actually quite surprised at the number of people supporting the death penalty in this instance. I think I must be slightly naive, or perhaps one of those pernicious 'bleeding heart liberals' who maliciously roam about the countryside looking for people to suffocate with good intentions.McCulloch wrote:What is the most humane thing to do with a rabid dog? Why should the answer be any different in the case of an incurably dangerous human?Fallibleone wrote:I don't know if 40 years is long enough or not, but I do know that I am unable to condone the taking of a life either as a punishment or as a way to deal with the mentally ill recidivist. This inability may be due to lack of logical thinking on my part.
