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2005-01-02 Arabia

Saudi Family Pardons 2 Killers of Their Son; 3rd in US Prison

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Posted by .com 2005-01-02 8:42:37 AM|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I think I'll go take a shower.

One of the great inventions of the civilized world is the distinction between civil and criminal law. In primitive societies, murder (along with rape and robbery) is an offense against the family or clan; in the civilized world it's an offense against public order and the state. The state -- even a libertarian state -- can't "forgive" murder or other felonies, despite the efforts of the warm milk set to harp it into it. Otherwise society breaks down.

Posted by Fred 2005-01-02 10:04:49 AM|| 2005-01-02 10:04:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Fred: The state -- even a libertarian state -- can't "forgive" murder or other felonies, despite the efforts of the warm milk set to harp it into it. Otherwise society breaks down.

From a practical standpoint, letting pardons be negotiable opens up the family of the deceased to threats, if mutually-acceptable compensation cannot be arranged. In many cases, a pardon will have been negotiated via a mixture of threats and offers of compensation. This is unfair to the victims and to the families that want to see justice served without having to fear for their lives.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2005-01-02 12:18:06 PM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-01-02 12:18:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 The family of a Saudi student murdered in the United States by three compatriots said Saturday they have pardoned the culprits, enabling two of them who were facing execution in this conservative Gulf state to walk free. The family said a Saudi prince had brokered the pardon.

Should any more individuals die as a result of this pardon, their blood will be on the hands of all the people that brought it about.

Not that any of them would actually feel any guilt about it...

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-01-02 4:19:58 PM|| 2005-01-02 4:19:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 The good news is that one of them will never kill again.

Posted by Dishman 2005-01-02 5:30:02 PM|| 2005-01-02 5:30:02 PM|| Front Page Top

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