Tosh wrote:Have yourself a glass of freedom whisky and calm down, it's not going to happen.
Oh yes it is, it's happening already and anyone who doesn't believe it has their head in the sand.
Tosh wrote:Sweltered wrote:Personally, I'm not sold on this guy being the bomber, BUT he should have remained in jail until the judicial process was completed. If he had died in the interim, so be it.
So you're happy for a man you think may be innocent to die of cancer in jail?
Of course there were a whole lot more involved in this terrorist act that was approved by Gaddafi but Al-Megrahi was found guilty in a Scottish court so if he is the only one of the bloody lot that we get, so be it. You're pleading for mercy for an unrepentant terrorist that destroyed not only 270 lives but those of their friends and families. I believe that compassion and mercy are very important values in a civilised society Tosh and I do want to live in a society that always errs on the side of mercy and compassion. But I also believe that these values do not negate others and to me, justice is the over-riding value here. We could have shown compassion and mercy by providing him with medical assistance and a comfortable, pain-free death whilst he ended his days in prison, something that would not have been afforded a Westerner in Libya.
To be honest, I have paradoxical feelings towards the Scottish decision. On the one hand, I am utterly ashamed and fear that now that the SNP has entered the stage of world politics, they have shown themselves to be totally out of their depth. On the other, mind you, I feel it was a extraordinary brave decision which probably shows they have put their principles first. But in the end, and perhaps it's wrong to think emotionally, I keep coming back to justice for those 270 who were never afforded any mercy themselves.