Anders Behring Breivik: Norway court finds him sane
"A Norwegian court has found that mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is sane and sentenced him to 21 years in jail.
Breivik admitted killing 77 people and wounding more than 240 others when he bombed central Oslo and then opened fire at an island youth camp last year."
I'm just wondering if 21 years seems somewhat lenient for the scope of his crimes. But i'm also genuinely amazed by one of the reactions of the relatives of one of the victims:
"Now we won't hear about him for quite a while. Now we can have peace and quiet," Per Balch Soerensen, whose daughter was among those killed in the shootings on on Utoeya island, told Denmark's TV2."
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Jahled Three shades of black, Fri 24 Aug 2012, 12:56,
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It can be extended at a later date
The guy will never be free again.
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retrofly How about a link to a picture of something funny.., Fri 24 Aug 2012, 12:58,
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I'm always puzzled by what constitutes "sanity" in these cases...
Shooting 70 kids and showing no remorse...I find it hard to believe that "evil" exists, surely anyone who does something like this must have a broken mechanism.
(, Fri 24 Aug 2012, 13:12, Reply)
^^This
Surely he has GOT to be insane by the definition of his actions?
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TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?, Fri 24 Aug 2012, 13:17,
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I'm actually in this boat
the guy is clearly completely out to lunch
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Jahled Three shades of black, Fri 24 Aug 2012, 13:31,
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Sane means he was fully aware of and responsible for his actions
He wasn't hearing voices or seeing the kids he shot as blue space aliens.
Just because you can't imagine doing what he did doesn't mean he's medically unhinged.
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HappyToast Groat froth, Fri 24 Aug 2012, 13:44,
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I can grasp that
but I have trouble comprehending any sanity in his killing spree
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Jahled Three shades of black, Fri 24 Aug 2012, 14:18,
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With the carefull planning, tact an finesse with which he execute his plans
you could argue that he's saner than many other people.
"Sane" and "adjusted to society" are two completely different things.
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Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Fri 24 Aug 2012, 14:51,
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That's the thing; he seems to be in complete control of his faculties.
Which is unfortunate.
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Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Fri 24 Aug 2012, 14:28,
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There s a logic to what he did though.
From his POV the left wing politicians let the foreigners in and he didn't like foreigners very much. These politicians were teaching the next generation their political ideas at the summer camp and he didn't want the next generation of politicians to let even more in, so he killed them.
See, it's logical.
(, Fri 24 Aug 2012, 14:52, Reply)
They have no 'life' sentence
Because they are open to the concept of personal reform through incarceration. Of course in this case there's not going to be any chance of that happening (or him ever being considered for relaease) but they still have to sentence based on their fairly enlightened principles and laws rather than saying '71 Life sentences' which makes no sense anyway.
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DinivanX Has stinging piss after drinking Pact Coffee, Fri 24 Aug 2012, 13:13,
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I kind of understand it
It robs Breivik of any importance, he'll be locked up inside, and the world will move on, in 10 years he'll be an old news story that nobody under 20 will ever have heard of.
He'll be proven to be nothing, of no importance, and having none of the impact that he imagined he'll have.
Now he's away, the families can begin to move on and put it behind them, without seeing his face and hearing his name everyday.
Peace and quiet.
(, Fri 24 Aug 2012, 13:15, Reply)
Dunno about that
It's the worst killing since WWII, I think this will not be forgotten
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simbosan is too tired, Fri 24 Aug 2012, 13:47,
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I reckon they'll put it to bed
I doubt the media there is quite as retarded as the UK media
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