Syria is probably the hottest topic in the world and in the Internet
right now. With most western countries believing that the Syrian regime is the
one who perpetrated the August 21 chemical attack, the general public still
believes that a coordinate military strike will solve nothing.
Terrorists have always existed in the world time and again
and their methods continue to be destructive and end up killing many lives. But
should they be given redemption for their actions and be treated in a way
similar to any criminal who committed a crime?
A country or society that believes in the rule of law is
obliged to say that no one is above the law. This means that they could not
make an exception even to terrorists. Like all the famous sayings about the
law, the law is nothing if no one will follow it.
However, people are also cynical about the legal system in
the way that most professional lawyers and other corrupt individuals,
organisations or companies manipulate laws and exploit loopholes to their
benefit. Some just want to see the terrorists dead. ‘They killed thousands of
lives and why should they be saved?’ is a common statement among people who
want justice and do not consider them human.
Most terrorists die because they believe in something
strongly, whether a political angle, an ideology or a religious calling. Murder
and mass killing are heinous crimes and a crime to humanity. However, a crime
does not make a person. Terrorists only die for their beliefs, which also do
not make them. Nobody truly knows who a criminal is except for their actions.
What do you think? Should terrorists have legal rights? Or should
they be persecuted for the thousands of lives they have taken.
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