Death is not a choice... well atleast for a lot of us (suicide is up for discussion on another day).
This morning's headline reads "Kasab hanged to death in Pune's Yerwada jail". A well planned and executed trial. No one was informed about it, but for a handful of people around him, which is good in a way, considering the amount of ruckus we Indians love to create each time there is an eye popping headline. Had they announced it earlier, there would have been a number of Human rights' officials filing a case in the court against it. So, to avoid all confusion, don't tell anyone about it till it's done, dusted with and buried under, literally.
Now, are we right in killing another human being, just because he killed many others? No.
Should we be as ruthless as he was to all those on that fateful night? No.
If we kill him and take our revenge, then aren't we committing the same mistake he committed? Yes.
By killing him are we putting an end to all terroristic activities in the country or in the world? No.
If we don’t kill him, should we keep protecting him for as long as he lives? No.
Spend millions of rupees on trying to protect one person? No.
Shall we let him go free? No. (even if we do, someone somewhere is out there looking to kill him, the minute he is out of jail)
Is this a catch-22 situation? Hell Yeah!!!!
A lot of people have said justice has been delayed but done. I beg to differ. Justice can never be done, in this case. We’re never going to get back those people who he killed on that night or his friends killed. I still have the crying image of Baby Moshe, in my mind, who was miraculously rescued from the terrorists. His parents are never coming back.
The decision to hang Kasab will only have to be treated as a form of solace for the victims and their families. There is no closure and there will be no closure to such cases. It will only offer a sort of consolation for the people and their families who have suffered. He was simply a pawn, the weakest link or whatever you may want to call him. The decision to kill him, I believe was only taken to satisfy all the believers who believe that justice will be done by killing him.
Imagine Kasab’s life on the other hand. A boy, brain washed into thinking terrorism is a way of life, till he gets caught, then realizes his deeds, but it’s too late to even regret. He is one of so many who were given a misinterpretation of the Quran and in a strange way I feel sorry for him. His poverty, his life in his country, his situation, all worked to the advantage of the terror outfit. What would his family do now? He obviously, on his own, in a sane frame of mind, would have never thought of becoming a terrorist and attacking so many people in this manner. A 25 year old, who could have had a normal life, choose instead a path, which he thought was the “right” one and ended up losing his life in a cruel manner. All we can hope for right now is no such incidents should happen in the future and never should we come across a similar situation again. Situations may differ and lead to different solutions, but the logic remains the same- killing is killing no matter who does it and how.
This morning's headline reads "Kasab hanged to death in Pune's Yerwada jail". A well planned and executed trial. No one was informed about it, but for a handful of people around him, which is good in a way, considering the amount of ruckus we Indians love to create each time there is an eye popping headline. Had they announced it earlier, there would have been a number of Human rights' officials filing a case in the court against it. So, to avoid all confusion, don't tell anyone about it till it's done, dusted with and buried under, literally.
Now, are we right in killing another human being, just because he killed many others? No.
Should we be as ruthless as he was to all those on that fateful night? No.
If we kill him and take our revenge, then aren't we committing the same mistake he committed? Yes.
By killing him are we putting an end to all terroristic activities in the country or in the world? No.
If we don’t kill him, should we keep protecting him for as long as he lives? No.
Spend millions of rupees on trying to protect one person? No.
Shall we let him go free? No. (even if we do, someone somewhere is out there looking to kill him, the minute he is out of jail)
Is this a catch-22 situation? Hell Yeah!!!!
A lot of people have said justice has been delayed but done. I beg to differ. Justice can never be done, in this case. We’re never going to get back those people who he killed on that night or his friends killed. I still have the crying image of Baby Moshe, in my mind, who was miraculously rescued from the terrorists. His parents are never coming back.
The decision to hang Kasab will only have to be treated as a form of solace for the victims and their families. There is no closure and there will be no closure to such cases. It will only offer a sort of consolation for the people and their families who have suffered. He was simply a pawn, the weakest link or whatever you may want to call him. The decision to kill him, I believe was only taken to satisfy all the believers who believe that justice will be done by killing him.
Imagine Kasab’s life on the other hand. A boy, brain washed into thinking terrorism is a way of life, till he gets caught, then realizes his deeds, but it’s too late to even regret. He is one of so many who were given a misinterpretation of the Quran and in a strange way I feel sorry for him. His poverty, his life in his country, his situation, all worked to the advantage of the terror outfit. What would his family do now? He obviously, on his own, in a sane frame of mind, would have never thought of becoming a terrorist and attacking so many people in this manner. A 25 year old, who could have had a normal life, choose instead a path, which he thought was the “right” one and ended up losing his life in a cruel manner. All we can hope for right now is no such incidents should happen in the future and never should we come across a similar situation again. Situations may differ and lead to different solutions, but the logic remains the same- killing is killing no matter who does it and how.
