Punish a mass murderer for drowning innocent children.
Why she did it, might make an interesting read for some liberal, but it should have no affect on punishment.
Example; "Religious" male leaves Mosque and proceeds to food market where
he plants a bomb that later kills 16 shoppers.
His reason for murdering the innocent was that he wanted to be a martyr and be received by a truck load of virgins.
If you call him insane, you will be labeled an insensitive bigot.
Precisely.
In circumstances like this, I'd like to put myself in the shoes of a young child, whose mother (who you always have loved and trusted) takes you and places you under water as you struggle water entering your nose and mouth as you attempt to fight for air, and panic until you lose consciousness horribly.
Multiply this by five... and suddenly, I have lost all compassion for the person who was suffering from some sort of depression.
When I was a teenager, I had an extremely hot temper. Should I therefore also sympathise with someone who has in a blind rage killed a love one? No.
I forgot to mention...at the last moment,the bomber decided he did not want to be rewarded that particular day.