No martyrdom for Bali bombers
Thu 23 Oct 2008I support Fr Frank Brennan’s call for our government to speak out against the execution of the three Bali bombers. Instead, their death sentences should be commuted to a life of anonymity. It should be illegal to quote them or show their stupid, smiling and unrepentant faces. Deny them the publicity they seek.
No media; no martyrdom.
I don’t like the death penalty. If we are happy to see these clowns die, it would then be impossible to expect clemency for Scott Rush. But every time I see their smirking, unrepentant faces on TV, I reconsider…
My letter to the editor on this topic was published in the Courier-Mail today.
