Death Penalty
COLIN Knowles (The Examiner, February 27) advocates for the death penalty to be available in Australia and cites the case of a 100kg male killing a defenseless baby. An extremely emotive case that will, no doubt, be supported by many as compelling evidence that the death penalty is needed.
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However, and notably, Mr Knowles gave no details of that case and therefore it has no credibility as supporting evidence for the reinstatement of the death penalty. There are many factors involved in cases of murder (or any other crime) and they need to be taken into account.
Regardless, should society start killing those who kill then it becomes no better than the murderer. It matters not the method used as killing a human being is killing a human being. Rather than having a barbaric death penalty it would be a far better thing to remove from society forever, by means of incarceration for life with no chance of release, anyone found guilty of committing a premeditated murder.
Geoff McLean, Launceston.
US Alliance
WHAT an enlightening article regarding Australia’s involvement in the Iraq “adventure” (The Examiner, February 26) which merely confirms that rather than any great conviction to the cause John Howard was more concerned with his standing with George W. Bush.
Having had such disastrous experience with the previous Republican presidents we now seem prepared to follow the same path again led by President Donald Trump, who appears hell bent on increasing conflict in the Middle East.
A. Carter, Mowbray.
New State Labor
IT SEEMS that the new leader of the state Labor party has attended the same conference as her national leader . The "How to blow hot air and eradicate your memory”. Please Rebecca White, don't become another zombie in the Labor party. Get onboard and co-operate to the betterment of this state. Labor was in power for 16 long years, don't fall into the same mould.
