Tuesday, May 04, 2010

How?

Just got a poll on what do I think Kasab's punishment should be?
•Hanged to death
•Life imprisonment
•Stoned to death
•Let loose in a tiger reserve

And I was at the loss of words. How would I like him to be punished? What kind of punishment does the whole country want it to be? No doubt the harshest one, but what would make everyone feel satisfied. Satisfied probably not the word one would want to use for punishment...but yes that is what this punishment should do. It should make everyone feel satisfied. No, it will definitely not heal the wounds nor will it bring back what was lost. It will also not bring peace to all those who have been a witness to the heinous crime. But atleast there should be sense of satisfaction that the crime was punished in the right way. Few months back, I knew that I wanted this man dead. I wanted this man who killed innocent people, waged a war against my country, dead. But today I am at the loss of words as to how I want him to die. Will it really matter how he dies as long as he is dead? Yes. Coz I would not want to hear any life imprisonments or pleas on humanitarian grounds having any effect on his punishment. I do not want his punishment to be a normal death sentence. It should be a death sentence which will be remembered and which will create a picture of fear for any other person who plans to terrorize people. I want it to be a public punishment. I want people to see him die and I am sure everyone in the country wants to see this man as he dies.