Norway Killer gets 21-Years

[Taem]

Let's take the case Breivik; maybe 99% of the Norwegian people would be in favor of giving him the death penalty. But what about other murders, and where do you draw the line? 95 % agreement? 75 %? or just a simple 'more than 50%? And who makes the decision where to draw the line?

You shouldn't leave it up to the populace. It should be left up to those who are elected, or placed, in a position to oversee these things.

It IS up to the populace... You do realize that as citizens of our country, we can sign petitions to have new laws added or even old laws removed or altered. These petitions, after a certain amount I am not familiar with, will be passed to the state to be put onto a ballot for voting purposes, at which point citizens can express their opinion. This happened with marijuana in California to legalize the drug, but was voted down. When people in Cali get caught smoking weed and go to jail, I have NO SYMPATHY for them because they choose to not change the law. The same can be said for ANY law you like/dislike. Petition to have it changed, and if enough people agree with you, you will see change, but if they don't then you won't. The laws we have in this country, we make and live by. If someone doesn't like the laws of their current country, they can (try) to relocate or if they have billions, perhaps even start a country of their own on some remote island or warlord torn country in Africa .

Regarding the rest of what you said, after some thought I agree with Jester and Eppie that if in fact other countries choose to rehabilitate as part of their law, then no matter how much you or I or anybody else despises it, even if you are a citizen of said country, it is the law, and something that must be lived with for the betterment of society as a whole. Even if the law isin't "perfect", having order is always better than having anarchy. These laws don't just make themselves you know .