First, they have no right to decide if someone lives.
But they did, and it was a very poor decision. Life is sacred and it should
never be taken as a
substitute for punishment of a crime committed, regardless of the gravity,
regardless of the law. Life was not created, only to be terminated
by the ill decision of any ruling party. Who are you to decide on someone's
life? What kind of power do you have to pass a rigorous, final and irrevocable
verdict onto someone? Who gave you the right to
claim one's life? Are you the one who made that person? Are you the one who
created that person? Are you the one who gave life to that person, in order for you
to claim it? People owe their lives to no one, except their Creator.
There are so many potent solutions to
eradicate drug trafficking. There are so many effective ways to impart a lesson to someone. Man can never correct a mistake
by another mistake. Such a law is a crooked law. What is legitimate about the death
penalty? They may appear to be guilty, or declared to be guilty; still, no
man of any position, of any rank should put an end to someone's life.
Gone are the days of massive POW
torture and execution. Gone are the infamous days of gladiators. Who really can
be a malefactor to be hanged
in the gibbet? They could receive the penal servitude by hard labor but why the shameful
death sentence? If the reason for issuing
the death penalty is to let the whole world fear your government, then there is
something wrong with your government. If the sole purpose
of your terrible executions is to let the whole world know how fierce and solid
your law can be, then, there is something wrong with your
judicial and penal code system. What is the difference between a murderer and an executioner? By moral standards, is
it not more illegal to pass a death sentence to someone? Were you not
likened to a common criminal? Who is blameless, who is not guilty of any crime,
of any violation? Who
can throw the first stone? You
washed your hands before the
multitude the moment you signed and approved the verdict. The convicted suspects
are not really the shameful
ones. But those who have
prescribed the law are those who approved
the final verdict.
