The brother of one of my classmates (we weren't good friends, but we'd hang out at times) got beaten to death when he was on a winter holiday. 21.
I've seen the mourning, the pain, the mother going mad...
We have that in us. The beastiality. It's just that some people are able to control it better than others.
There are so many things we don't knw, star. Genetical predisposition to violence, bad anger management... Just like they've discovered that there's a genetic predisposition to alcohol and overeating.
Some people break the law every week. I feel guilty if I cross a street on red. It's the perception of the law, of the authority. Different.
Nothing makes murder forgivable. Nothing. Nothing will bring those people back. They have to live with themselves each and every day, between 4 walls.
You're talking about people that are gone. They are GONE. Killing more people, no matter how guilty or attrocious, won't bring them back. Won't make things even.
IF somene ever decides to kill anyone, they don't think: "Hey, I'll only get 10 years for it. Or maybe 20". They think of spending the next 20 years in jail just as much as they think about getting the death sentence... ZERO. NADA. NIENTE. NEVER. All murderers think they can get away (unless those who want to get caught).
The moment they've decided to kill... they will.
Us, the educated public, respecting the law... we're different, aren't we? Because we don't KILL.
I think that we are too lax on other areas. All rapists should get life sentence. All pedophiles should get life sentence. These are the real threats.
Taking one's life... or permanently damaging someone... Who knows which one is worst?
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