Justice, Ethics, Life, Death

"Terrorists and criminals should be treated in a humane and ethical fashion when judgement upon them is passed down. As such the death penalty and torture should be abolished as it goes against the rights of man" Pure bollocks if you ask me, this matter of humane treatment for the scum of society. It's something the hypocritical people in a number of western nations and states have been advocating for some time. I am an extremely strong supporter of capital punishment and the torture of terrorists.

Lets begin with my case on capital punishment. In recent years the Australian government has had to deal with a number of cases where some of their idiotic citizens have crossed the boundaries of law in another country, usually in the South-East Asian region. Their crime? Drug trafficking, which I find one of the lowest criminal acts around. Drugs bring ruin to people who use them, what awaits them is a fate worse than death as they develop an addiction to it. An addict won't die if he can't afford to consume the drug anymore, he'll just live a life of unbearable pain. Drugs not only affect the user, it affects society as well. An addict needs cash to feed his habits, and when it comes to drugs he needs lots of it. As these people can barely keep their lives in check they obviously don't have jobs, so where does their funding come from? First they leech off their relatives, and when that has reached its limit they then enter a life of crime. Theft, robbery and murder. And this is why I believe drug dealers are murderers, worse, they are anarchists, they live to take in the chaos which consumes the world. Now most SE Asian nations impose the ultimate penalty on drug traffickers, the death penalty. As such the Australian government, and society which is strongly against the death penalty have been furiously trying to get their criminal exports off the hook. Their claim against the death penalty? Its inhumane, and that man does not have the right to take the life of another. Pure bloody hypocrisy on the part of the Australians. Do we not remember what happened during the trial of the Bali bombers? A good many Aussie's were screaming bloody murder and demanding the death penalty for all involved. So one view for their citizens and another for foreigners? This is the extent of their moral ethics? Then it is sorely lacking indeed. Drug trafficking is in a way terrorism in its own right, didn't the poppy fields of Afghanistan provide the funding needed to raise and maintain the armies of the Taliban? But instead of a sudden and violent death for the innocents (I use the word very loosely here because is anyone truly innocent?) it slowly bleeds them out, attacking at the fringes of society until one day it hits you right in the face. And what of the terrorists, murderers and rapists? Do we chuck them in prison for a decade or two and then spit them back into society where a good many of them will revert to their old ways, or do we finish them off with a length of rope, a cocktail of nerve agents or good ole' brass cartridges. I of course vote for the latter. Imagine this, these crims are living a decent life in prison, they have heating in the winter, three meals a day, a bed to sleep on, sanitary facilities, medical facilities and depending on the prison a host of other recreational activities. Heck it's like a resort for criminals. And who pays for the upkeep of these facilities? Tax payers; the victims or families of the victims. It's like a slap in the face to these people and I ask you now "Has justice truly been served?" If you ask me we should just impose the death penalty on the lot of them, society is better off and much safer without scum like these around. Besides the death penalty serves as a deterrent to all those would-be drug dealers and crims out there, if you want to enter a life of crime be prepared to forfeit your life. Give them a chance those so-called human rights groups say, but were any of their victims given a chance?

On to my second case, the use of torture to extract information from terrorists. There's been great condemnation around the world when it came to light that some American agencies have been using torture on terrorists during interrogation sessions. To the Americans I say good job, to the rest of the world? Lets see if you still feel the same way after terrorists fly planes into your buildings. In my view terrorists are debased sub-human creatures who only deserve swift and violent death. Attacking army personnel and law enforcement personnel is one thing, but innocent civilians? Women, children and the aged? Now that's just repulsive. Which is why I say, if you can get your hands on someone with definite information on terrorist activities grill the shitbag with every method at hand until he spills everything he knows. Break his fingers slowly and at every joint, throw him on a metal bed frame and hook up a couple of car batteries to it, water board him, use any and every method at hand until you have the information you need. This information can save the lives of hundreds; or even thousands of civilians. What use is moral ethics and humane treatment if it only results in the death of hundreds. Besides these are terrorists, not military combatants from another army and as such the rules of war do not apply to them. I'm sure that many would-be terrorists would think twice if torture was legalised. Death the crazed zealots can handle, but pain? I highly doubt it.

"Only the living can speak of morals and ethics, but of the dead their voices cannot be heard."