Hang them high

Reading the reaction to the execution of terrorists following the attack on the military school in Pakistan, makes me wonder what goes on in the mind of these Human Rights activists that object to these executions.

To me the logic is quite simple (perhaps because I am an engineer);

-         If a terrorist is found guilty of murder, he has scant or no respect for the lives of humans and/or innocent civilians.

-         If he is detained in a penitentiary he becomes barter material, and his fellow terrorists are prone to kidnap or take hostages in order to manipulate their release in a prisoner exchange.

-         This means the same terrorist is able to repeat the same crimes, this after his comrades have caused more misery in order to enforce his release, then the cycle starts again.

-         Now, if the terrorist is executed immediately after having been found guilty, the process stops immediately and a lot of misery is avoided on innocent civilians.

So the question that comes up in my mind is what the agenda is of the Human Rights activists that object to such treatment, do they favour the rights of the terrorists above those of the innocent civilians?

The same actually applies to the death penalty for violent crimes. I think that statistics prove how miniscule the chances are of rehabilitation of convicted murderers. The odds are against the innocent civilians.