An eye for an eye makes the world blind

8th August 2003

Human rights, International political economy, TerrorismNo Comments

Amrozi, a.k.a ‘the smiling assassin’ will now face the firing squad for his hand in the Bali bombing. I can’t help agreeing with Susanna Miller, one of the relatives of the British victims, who considers it an inappropriate punishment.

The Guardian reports: “Gandhi said an eye for an eye makes the world blind,” Ms Miller told Reuters. “We want a cessation of violence … We’re furious with the people that did it, but clearly it is just going to make the international situation worse if we’re going to have 30 martyrs.”