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Justice above all

Another important advance was made today in the War Against Terror:

Three men have been found guilty of masterminding a dissident republican bombing campaign in England two years ago which injured several people and caused millions of pounds worth of damage.

Guilty as charged! Whatever the length of their sentence it will not be long enough. Throw them to the dogs, I say. We must give no quarter when dealing with these murderous terrorist scumbags.

Among the targets were the BBC Television Centre in White City, west London.

On the other hand, we should never lose sight of the fact that among the most important characteristics of our civilisation is the quality of mercy and the capacity to forgive.

5 comments to Justice above all

  • G Cooper

    Yes, a complex moral dillema you pose there, Mr Carr. On the one hand terrorist scum.. on the other, the BBC…

    Six months bound over the keep the peace, maybe?

  • Greg Bowman

    I say make them watch the BBC for 1 straight year. punishment fitting the crime and all.

  • G Cooper

    Apologies for hitting post when I meant to hit preview… and yes it *is* dilemma.. and I *did* mean to say: Six months bound over to keep the peace, maybe?

  • Naughty, naughty, David! You made me spray coffee on the monitor again!

  • John J. Coupal

    That’s the kind of situation for which the word “ambivalence” was created !