Pakistan lifts moratorium on hanging....When will India?
In the wake of Peshawar terror, Pakistan has lifted moratorium on hangings. Within 48 hours 2 terrorists are hanged. More will be hanged within a week. In India more than 30-40 people convicts are yet to be hanged. Earlier SC was blaming the government for delay in deciding mercy petitions. Now after the new president disposed off all mercy petitions, SC is stalling the hangings. My understanding was that after the final verdict by SC decision on mercy petitions by the president is the last decision. I do not understand why SC is sitting in judgement over presidents decision in rarest of rare cases on which SC had already pronounced its verdict. This type of dilly dallying in the case of death sentences emboldens the terrorists and rapists. They think it is very difficult to catch the. Even if caught, difficult to prove in a court. Even if proved in a lower court difficult to prove in higher courts. Even if proved in SC, difficult to get death sentence which is given only in rarest of rare cases. Now even if death sentence is given by the SC, it will never be carried out. So terrorism and rapes will continue to happen without fear of law. more
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As long as there is no fear of law crimes like murder,rape etc. will continue to happen. more
Jan 07
Pak's action of swiftly hanging so many death row terrorist-convicts might shock some people. It is better than keeping such people alive. If they are alive, someone will abduct some people, or hijack a plan and demand the release. This has happened to India during VP Singh's time to save Mufti Mohammed's daughter, and second time during NDA1, to save the plane passengers in Kandahar hijack case. India is becoming an effete country, and inviting more trouble than its due share. more
Jan 01
Death penalty may not be good in the eyes of western countries, but it is required in Asia due to our struggle against the competition for survival. Capital punishment is necessary to keep peace. more
Dec 20
