Should the Lockerbie bomber have been released?

[they don't love you like i love you]

NO. I could understand if it was like a drug dealer or some white collar criminal sentenced to like a 10-15 year sentence and then they developer cancer 8 years in, but not someone sentenced to life for killing 280 people.

Life sentence means you die in prison.

[Alexander Hamilton]

NO WAY. This is despicable.

[RosettaStoned]

He should have been executed long ago.

[Verily]

I'm probably going to be the only American to say yes. Admittedly, I'm not familiar with his exact medical situation--whether he is about to die or has some terminal cancer that may take a year or more to kill him. I do firmly believe in releasing anyone close to death, however. There is no benefit to keeping someone in prison at that point. Prison is primarily about individual improvement and the improvement of society. A man who is about to die has no further "moral" gains to be made from prison, and nor does society have anything to gain by keeping him looked away. He certainly is not a threat to others at this point, and that he would gain far more credibility as a "martyr" among those who believe him innocent had he died in prison makes politically (at least geopolitically; maybe not for those who want the SNP to win reelection) the move also the correct one.

Meh, I'll prepare to be shouted down by bloodthirsty vengeance-seekers who think he should have been put before a firing squad. And, no, I wouldn't think differently if my wife/child/parent had been on that plane.

[RIP Robert H Bork]

No, his head should have been cut off.

[RIP Robert H Bork]

I'm probably going to be the only American to say yes. Admittedly, I'm not familiar with his exact medical situation--whether he is about to die or has some terminal cancer that may take a year or more to kill him. I do firmly believe in releasing anyone close to death, however. There is no benefit to keeping someone in prison at that point. Prison is primarily about individual improvement and the improvement of society. A man who is about to die has no further "moral" gains to be made from prison, and nor does society have anything to gain by keeping him looked away. He certainly is not a threat to others at this point, and that he would gain far more credibility as a "martyr" among those who believe him innocent had he died in prison makes politically (at least geopolitically; maybe not for those who want the SNP to win reelection) the move also the correct one.

Meh, I'll prepare to be shouted down by bloodthirsty vengeance-seekers who think he should been put before a firing squad.

Considering what he done, he definitely deserves it.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

He should have been executed long ago.

[Verily]

No, his head should have been cut off.

You'd make a lovely Saudi princeling.

[Jake]

Yes.

I'll say again, it's a sad reflection on our society that we feel the need to squeeze the last drops of life out of someone in some sick attempt to punish them for the crimes they committed. As if having this guy die in prison is somehow comparable to the deaths of his victims.

[AkSaber]

The Chair..... that's what this bastard should have gotten.

[Person Man]

Hell No. This was a big mistake to let him go home....and there is a good argument that he should have been killed instead.

[phk]

No

[Хahar 🤔]

I'm an American and think as such. Ergo, no.

[Hash]

No. He should have been executed a lot time ago.

[Tetro Kornbluth]

You do realize that many people in the Scottish Justice system now believe he was innocent, right?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Not sure. I can't say I'm comfortable with it (for the usual reasons), but it's worth remembering that Megrahi was certainly not solely responsible for the mass-murder; he's merely the only person convicted.

Besides, this way British taxpayers money doesn't get spent on his healthcare!!!!1111

You do realize that many people in the Scottish Justice system now believe he was innocent, right?

I'll take a wild guess that that's not been widely reported on the other side of the sea.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

3 yes votes?

[they don't love you like i love you]

You do realize that many people in the Scottish Justice system now believe he was innocent, right?

So the Scottish Justice system is full of 9/11 "truthers"? Because they're the only ones I see arguing as such, basically the usual minority of kooks on DU of the type are arguing it was really a CIA black op though they can't explain any motive or reason.

[War on Want]

No. I don't really care that much either way though.

[??????????]

Yes.

I'll say again, it's a sad reflection on our society that we feel the need to squeeze the last drops of life out of someone in some sick attempt to punish them for the crimes they committed. As if having this guy die in prison is somehow comparable to the deaths of his victims.

Yeah, 11.5 days for a murder is plenty enough punishment. Let him die in peace in his bed.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

No, mainly because he never showed any contrition for what had been convicted of doing. If he wants to assert he was innocent, let him either prove he was wrongfully convicted or die in prison.

[Jake]

I'll take a wild guess that that's not been widely reported on the other side of the sea.

The fact he has terminal cancer was mentioned at the end of the story I saw on it, as if that wasn't the most crucial detail.

[Scam of God]

No, mainly because he never showed any contrition for what had been convicted of doing. If he wants to assert he was innocent, let him either prove he was wrongfully convicted or die in prison.

"I loves me some prisons. I especially love the tax to support prisons. Prisons are awesome. In fact, I don't know what society did before they were invented (despite the fact that prisons have only existed since the Roman era, and individuals were exiled from society before their invention.) the prison-industrial complex."

You make me sick, you worthless hypocrite. I expect such drivel from States, but not from you.

[A18]

I'll take a wild guess that that's not been widely reported on the other side of the sea.

The fact he has terminal cancer was mentioned at the end of the story I saw on it, as if that wasn't the most crucial detail.

Hah. That reminds me of this appalling episode.

[Earth]

I vote 'Yes'.