The release of Al Megrahi
I’ve blogged about the release of Al Megrahi and have exchanged comments with freethinking friends on Twitter, who agreed with MacAskill’s decision. The issue has been confused by misunderstanding and bad journalism. What do you think?
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As their is some doubt as to the safety of his conviction and in light of the fact that he has terminal cancer; the decision to release Al Megrahi seems entirely logical and compassionate.
Although the media would like to influence us otherwise, our justice system is based on punishment and rehabilitation, and fortunately we don’t (as yet) have a justice system that is based on revenge.