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Yes there are some female criminals. But the judicial murder of someone is a very very serious thing.
Although I dont want to change the direction of this thread, as my thoughts on capital punishment is being discussed:
1 - I would only support capital punishment by the method of hanging by the neck. Something like a firing squad is the same treatment that might be meted out to a sick dog. The perverted and inverted medical execution of the inection or gas chamber is revolting to human dignity, the electric chair a hideous instrument of torture. If the state is to kill people - it must do so with gravitas and seriousness, and I believe hanging in the only appropriate method
2 - I do not support the execution of women. Capital punishment does not exist as a deterrent (all evidence show that it doesnt work), nor do I believe in any kind of eye for an eye frontier justice. Capital punishment to me is a cleansing ritual, by which the criminals who commit the worst crimes must be sacrificed to cleanse society of the evil of their crimes It is simply not appropriate to execute women. Society becomes warped and blood thirsty when it stoops to this level. Men and woman DO have different roles in the relationships that they have, and in society. The male role is to protect the female from physical harm, when the state (male) violates this to assault society (female) we are in a state of open madness and the state has failed.
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Now, to get back to this case
1 -The law in Laos in this case is invalid (it is against international human rights standards acknowledged by the civilised world to execute people who have committed non violent crimes
2 - The woman has not even be given the legal rights which should be afforded in Laos (she has not been allowed access to a lawyer)
3 - The woman has been abused in prison
4 - She is 20 years old and pregnant Even in the the most barbaric of medieval societies a female criminal could "plead her belly" and be allowed to be free if pregnant. It is abhorent to human decency to educate a pregnan women
5 - Whether people like it or not, Laos is a weak country and the UK is a relatively strong one. The Laos govt must be informed that they are running a very havy risk here. The British people will demand retlation if one of our citizens is shot down like a stray dog in this way.. the govt may well not be able to contain the people's feelings. Certainly all aid will be cut to Laos, and a trade embargo placed on them. The Govt of Laos will be defined as a criminal body and any assets held in the UK will be siezed immediately. Going to war probably isnt an option, but there are many other penalties which are possible.
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"Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate,
for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing
hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain
without being uncovered."
The Gospel of Thomas
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