3 Bali bombers executed

Never take the law into your own hands. Justice is served thru the courts, and when they fail, through divine justice.

Good riddance, the world doesnt need oxygen thieves like that.

Even bleeding heart liberals can't have a problem with this.

If they do, let them explain it to the families of the 202 people that were killed by these three animals.

Sadly, I fear this will only spark more attacks throughout Indo. I was in Bali last year and it has lost a lot of the romance it had 20 years old. How can the world rid itself of these Muslim extremists? Better yet, how can the world rid itself of religion altogether? It seems all major conflicts and terrorist attacks are religion based and not just from Muslims.

Good riddance! About time they faced the music.

Excellent news. Now, with a real President about to take office, I hope that soon the headline will be "Osama bin Laden executed for 9/11 atrocities".

Even jerk conersatives can't have a problem with that. If they do, let them explain it to the families of the 2,974 dead and 24 missing (presumed dead) that were killed on the orders of this a**hole.

''Even bleeding heart liberals can't have a problem with this''

I have always been against the death penalty...but not this one.

Even bleeding heart liberals can't have a problem with this.

Having a problem with this is not a simple matter of humanitarianism. These guys wanted martyrdom. It should not have been handed to them on a silver platter. That was stupid. Now some people think they are up in Heaven with God knows how many virgins. Some will think to join them.

Another point is that the dead dont suffer. These guys deserved to live long long miserable lives alone in dark cages. They are at peace now. It can be said they got off rather lightly.

And what an execution does each and every time is justify killing people as long as you can come up with the right excuse. Thou shalt not kill, EVER, is a much smarter message.

Even the father of one of their victims objected. Its right there in the article.

Even the lawyers claiming ex post facto have a point.

Bleeding heart liberals, people with an eye on the future, those with above average amounts of grey matter, and those who really know what revenge is all oppose these executions.

dont go to indonesia for the time being, especially caucasians.....

Good riddance. But there are plenty more where they come from. The message of jihad is taught in countless mosques across the islands.

CavemanLawyer - hear, hear. Whether these executions were done in an 'Islamic Fashion' or not, they will be used by radicals or 'terrorists' as examples of matyrdom and/or further evidence of a corrupt state which must be overthrown.

These executions have been a public spectacle which ultimately serves the radical's purpose. Life imprisonment would have been far better - they would soon be forgotten and the illusion of matyrdom would not be present. Justice is not after blood. That is revenge - something that should and must be beneath the civilized.

Killing these 'men' won't bring the victims back. If they are behind bars, away from civilization where they cannot harm others anymore, why spill more blood?

I think a slow painful humiliating death would have been the proper treatment of these non-human pieces of sh1te. Murderers deserve to pay horribly for their crimes. No dignity should be allowed for them. I don't believe on keeping all alive. We can't control them if they escape and we have overcroweded facilities that have potential to become cess-pools. Get rid of em all that way.

Caveman Lawyer. You make a lot of good points, but pointing out that one of the fathers objected isn't one of them. Seems that most fathers, family members and friends were happy with the result. Though, I agree that many of them may have also been happy with life-long torture.

To me the most disturbing thing about all this is the lack "Moderate" "sensible", "peace loving" Muslim believers and clerics who don't take the opportunity state that justice was served. THe despicable Abu whathisname, the founder of Jemaah Islamiyah is publicly calling on others to do more bombings. If he can't be shot, or put in a cage, the very least one could hope for is that all the supposedly peace-loving Muslim clerics would be teaching all the followers why he is wrong. ONce again, the silence is deafening.

Yasukuni - the problem is that moderate messages and peace don't make headlines. The vast majority of Indonesians are moderate people like most people anywhere.

http://www.theage.com.au/world/a-peaceful-village-ashamed-of-the-sons-who-brought-it-infamy-20081109-5kxn.html

Has these executions made us all safer? No. Has it brought anyone closure? No. Has it sated our visceral bloodlust for revenge? For a day or two perhaps. Has it weakened the resolve of fundamentalist terrorists? Harldy - it has done the opposite.

KN

Sorry Kumaniku the roll over and take it crowd are not backing you up here. I guess they are just accepting the fact that justice was served to those who deserve it. You should be a Japanese Cop with your lack of will to do anything about crime.

You make a lot of good points, but pointing out that one of the fathers objected isn't one of them.

He may not be the best point, but I still think he is pretty good. The desire for revenge is as common as dirt, and just as dirty. Just one relative still opposed to government sanctioned murder trumps a hundred who think otherwise, because we all know that most of those thinking otherwise want nothing but more blood. The father is obviously not the vengeful sort and is probably therefore actually using that grey matter God gave him. He is an example for us all.

The father is obviously not the vengeful sort and is probably therefore actually using that grey matter God gave him.

I take that back. Maybe he is the vengeful sort. Maybe he wants them alive and suffering. Oh well, if one is going to be vengeful, one can still at least be smart about it. The dead don't suffer.

bushlover - roll over and take it? What a crass comment. Who are you to comment on my 'lack of will to anything about crime'? Being against the death penalty makes me soft on crime? You know nothing about me. Your concept of 'justice' is nothing more than tabloid 'hang 'em high' herd mentality. What I am concerned most about is the 'eye for an eye' mentality which terrorism ultimately feeds off - precedent in dealing with terrorism is vital, and making martyrs of them to thier cause does not help one bit.

You simply do not do your image on this forum any favours with such petty and thoughtless comments and insults.

KN

Unfortunately they will be regarded by some as martyrs. Despite their guilt and the magnitude of their crimes, I oppose this and I'm disappointed that they didn't get life in jail in uncomfortable obscurity, where scum like this belong.

The only thing I can say is that I know that there was no reward waiting for them after death - just nothing, if not torment in the blazing fires of hell for all eternity that they certainly deserve.

McC72 - you are either against the death penalty or for it, you cannot selectively say one person's wilful murder deserves greater punishment than another.

They were already maryrs in prison anyway with a group of dedicated fans. No doubt that they would have been broken out in due course by force, or by bribery, or they would have been pardoned at some point, none of which alternatives would have been satisfactory for the majority.

God may be great, but I doubt that he has a place like a super Jerusalem, with separate Heavens for Muslims, Jews, Christians, Buddhists, etc... Hahahaha.... It is we ignorant humans who create such foolish differences. No, if God is truly great, they will definitely not be in Paradise.

My comments are not petty and thoughtless. I don't demand rehab for these poor misguided souls. I seek safety for society by eliminating the source of extremism. Letting it live is like emboldening the bacteria that grow on something. Wiping it out shows them they are not winning and that it's just a losing battle for them. We won't stop fighting them. Your soft approach has gotten no society to become peaceful. Dealing harshly with crime has worked. In the middle east they have low crime rates due to harsh laws because most people are normal. In Singapore no one vandalizes and writes graffitti due to harsh laws against it. It does work. But those few who are extremists this doesn't work so well as they seek to die anyway in suicide bombings and such. By letting them live it tells them they are winning and that we are soft and they get emboldened to continue and recruit more to their 'strong' cause. I'd rather people think of them as martyrs than that they are invincible. When mold grows we wipe it clean not just wipe with water and say she'll be right now. Sorry but you do have a weak opinion on crime and punishment and if you think that my opinion is crass that just goes to prove it. Get a life. Strictness makes things more disciplined rather than the look the other way approach. Look at the state of the country you are in.

Bushlover, dealing harshly with crime works well with common criminals. Islamists are different. Their aim is to die and be seen as martyrs. We are playing into their hands by executing them. They should have been left to rot in a high-security jail for the rest of their miserable lives.

They were already maryrs in prison anyway with a group of dedicated fans. No doubt that they would have been broken out in due course by force, or by bribery, or they would have been pardoned at some point, none of which alternatives would have been satisfactory for the majority.

They were public figures because they were going to be executed - locking them away in tough conditions for the rest of thier lives would have been a worse punishment and eventually they would have faded into obscurity.

Remember - the overwhelming population of Indonesia are moderate 'normal' people like most of us here. As I stated before - it's always the nutters who get the headlines.

Strictness makes things more disciplined rather than the look the other way approach.

I did not and have not advocated the 'look the other way' approach. I simply believe in upholding my standards of justice in the fight against terrorism - because it is not a war of bombings and arrests, it is a war of ideas and principle. If that sounds high falutin' or 'soft' to you, then so be it. The problem of extremism is complex and nuanced, and a brash, ignorant, 'kill 'em all' strategy is bound to fail. This fight requires a multi layered approach which does not rely on headlines and tabloid individuals such as yourself baying for blood.

Look at the state of the country you are in.

My comparitively very safe country with a high standard of living? By the way, I'm not in Japan. Singapore is a good example of a One party Police State. I like Singapore - but I value democratic debate and choices. If a bit of graffiti is the price of that, so be it. Also - graffiti is a very long comparison to make with terrorism.

As for the 'soft' approach not making a society peaceful - China isn't a country with the 'soft' approach and they aren't peaceful. Nazi Germany wasn't 'soft' and that wasn't peaceful.

Get a life.

I have a life, and a good one at that thank you very much. If you want to disagree with my points, by all means do so, but do not make it personal. Learn to space and paragraph properly, too.

KN