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Originally Posted by K
I for one am glad he is not going to be killed by state sanctioned murder.
I'm not glad for him personally, or condoning his actions or those of whom he associated. What I am glad of however, is that the American people had the courage to rise above a need to salve a Nation's conciounce (sp?) by simply taking a life.
I believe that had they bowed to the rather considerable pressure upon them to do so, they would have set a potentially ugly and easily abused precedent of declaring a man's life forfiet by little more than inaction and association.
I personally have a little more respect in them now than previously.
Hopefully this trend of individually reasoned intelligence over vengence, bloodlust and mob-mentality will continue.
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It tend to agree with you K. The fact that they didnt bow to massive pressure to execute this man, and instead saw sense and spared him his life albeit in return for a life in a small cell, shows that they are indeed capable of making intelligent decisions.
My estimation of the American system and beleifs has gone up somewhat following this.