[BC] Suicide Bombers subject to a penalty...

[Milton R. Holladay Jr.]

Well, they should learn the origin of the word _assassin_ and they would
lose interest. (from hashishin)
M

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich Wood" <richwood at pobox.com>
To: "Broadcast Radio Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [BC] Suicide Bombers subject to a penalty...


> ------ At 10:46 AM 7/25/2005, Mike McCarthy wrote: -------
> >At 01:21 AM 7/25/2005 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> >> >An Alabama legislator has
> >> >found a way and has authored a bill that would extend the death
> >> >penalty to suicide bombers. He feels it would be a deterrent.
> >
> >The reality behind this bill is for the suicide bomber which isn't
> >successful at the former adjective.  Let them stew for a few years
> >in the "infidel's" domain.
>
> I don't think it'll work. Here's a plan. Suicide bombers are told
> they'll spend eternity with 70 virgins. I'm sure there's a
> televangelist out there who can convince the failed bomber that those
> virgins must remain virgins for eternity. They'll think twice.
> They'll think 70 times. Death is easy. Spending the rest of his life
> knowing he'll be eternally tempted after death and be unable to
> consummate his lifelong passion won't have much sex appeal. It
> probably won't pass muster with the Geneva Convention, but we don't
> seem to care much about that, anyway.
>
> What really should be done is convince them that the offer is bogus
> ahead of time and they won't go near a bomb.
>
> Rich