Peace
It's easy to say 'jail them and educate them' when you haven't lost your loved ones in a heinous crime against humanity. With a murderer who killed in a fit of rage, this theory could work. With terrorists who are mass murderers, who leave scars in the hearts of those left behind to pick up the pieces of their fragmented families, it simply won't work. These murderers' minds have been polluted and damaged beyond repair. To kill 100s or 1000s or 1000000s of innocent lives takes a certain kind of diabolical twisted person who will have a very slim chance of ever seeing things the right way again.
I almost lost my father in the attacks of 9/11. Thank God he was one of the lucky few who was able to survive. My family has grieved for friends of the family whom my father has known for over 35 years ... now gone because of these terrorists you wish to educate.
And yet again the pain hit so close to home with the attacks in Dahab. Many of my close friends were enjoying a spring vacation there and suddenly landed in the hospital with injuries and a trauma neither you nor I could even come close to imagining. I'm traumatized because of the trauma they went thru! Imagine how they themselves feel now...not to mention the fear their families live in now.
And what about the ones who weren't as fortunate as my friends or father, who lost their lives so miserably? I wonder if their families would feel better if we rounded up the terrorists and told them "bad boy that's bad don't do that again" and hope that one day these low-lifes understand.
Moussaoui is an excellent example. Here is a man who has spent about 5 years in court spewing his garbage. After countless testimonies of victims of 9/11 crying their hearts out to him of how that day has forever changed their lives, he laughs in their faces, stares them straight in the eyes and says if he could kill Americans every day he would - if he had the chance to kill them himself he would - if he could turn back time and personally kill each and every victim's loved one who testified crying to him... he would.
Time and time again he has proved to the world his mind is forever altered. Some chemical reactions can alter a person's state of mind forever. Drug users are a great example. No matter how much rehab and education their logic will never be the same and this is fact. Perhaps killing 100s of people,or having the potential to kill 100s, creates the same chemical alteration in the brain.
I'm not saying your idea isn't good, it is. For the majority of murderers I 100% agree with you. For those who have the capablitiy to mass kill, if you ask me, they deserve a slow and painful death. It may sound horrible but what they did deserves it.
Please don't take this as an attack on you enquirer. I am passionate about this topic only because it's hit so close to home. But I in no way mean to disrespect you. Please forgive me if it came out too strong. I highly respect your opinion, in fact I somehow wish my eyes never saw what I saw so that I could be able to reach the same conclusion as you.
Peace
