Here, we tend to put killers away for life. In some parts of this contitent, we do much more than that through capital punishment.
In Europe, it's a little different. As some of you may recall, my cousin was murdered by her ex-husband - if front of their children - in Italy a couple of years ago. He was sentenced to a meager 13 years. When I expressed shock to my cousin - her brother - he reacted in stoic fashion. "It's how things are done there. Our prisons are too filled."
Still.
13 years?
I understand 13 years are 'meagre' (but I doubt it was 'because the prisons are too filled). Death penalty to me is too much. Life sentence is all right.
ReplyDeleteYes, I disagree with him as well but how to debate a Calabrese set in his thoughts?
ReplyDeleteLife sentence absolutely.
I'd cut off his fingers and toes. Just to be spiteful.