Quick or Slow?

Should I be holding back until the court proceedings are done, or is it clear-cut enough? I think it is. He admitted the deed. I won't post a picture of the alleged perp, because I don't want to give him or his buddies another datapoint of appearances on the web. But the guy who did this to the people of Norway is in custody, he's being questioned, he's got a lawyer, and the state attorney will make damn sure there are no formal issues that might let the fucker off the hook.

Now, what's going to happen?

Chances are, he'll get a life sentence, possibly with added preventive custody (I don't know if Norwegian law knows preventive custody). A life sentence in many countries in Europe means somewhere around 20 to 25 years. With a good prognosis and good behavior, parole becomes a possibility after, say, 10 to 15 years. So, depending on proceedings and future developments, the guy may get released eventually. No, you say? Don't think it's possible? Think again. Remember the guy who bombed PanAm Flight 103? He's out, and he killed 259 people.

Chances are, during the prison term his followers and buddies will show up outside the prison, raising signs and their right arms, chanting his praise and requesting him to be set free. Don't think that will happen? Think again. Hitler's birthday is celebrated by idiots around the world every year, and the press is watching with morbid curiosity every time. This guy describes himself in his manifesto (1'500 pages!) as the worst monster since the end of World War II, as if he's proud of it. I'll bet he sees himself as the latest shining figure of fascism, helping to rid the world of the oh-so-evil liberal forces.

Chances are, he might write a book during his term. He's almost done that before his deed (see above), and with the sensationalist media hot for sensational material, the press would suck it up no questions asked. It might be published and make him rich even in prison. Who knows?

Chances are, he gets three warm meals a day for the rest of his life, bought and paid for by the taxes which the relatives of his victims continue to pay. Okay, he might also get something warm up his ass on a regular basis, since killers and molesters of children are not looked upon in a friendly way in prison hierarchies around the world. I hope Norway is no different.


Chances are, the press will give him a voice, and even though the majority of mankind will shake their heads at any ramblings he might produce, there'll be a group of people who will hang on every word he says. That is despite the fact that he's agreed on a psychological evaluation. Make no mistake: this guy is intelligent. Highly intelligent, I claim. He never showed up on the radar, he kept to himself, he planned the attacks meticulously, and he proceeded with calm and coldness. Think about this: he placed the bomb and left for the island where he killed all these youngsters during more than 90 minutes. That's one and a half hour of aiming, shooting, reloading. It was highly methodical.

So. Should he go to prison? Yes. But not for long.

My advice? Do it the Chinese way. A bullet costs a couple of cents. Shoot the fucker in the back of his head, ditch him in a dirt hole and let his corpse rot. Strike his name out of history, don't let him be remembered. Forget the scumbag.

Forever.