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Disproportionate?

By: psr, 2007-02-14

It’s quite interesting to observe the campaign of publicity and compassion for a person who has killed more than 20 other people. One would think that such a professional background would produce repulsion rather than compassion. However, this is what’s happening in Spain: The public prosecutor asked for a jail sentence of 90+ years for one of ETA’s assassins, as a result of some articles he wrote and published with death threats targeting some citizens (prison workers and others).

To some in Spain, 90+ years of jail seemed disproportionate. The assassin began a hunger strike, to draw attention to his case. The party in the government (PSOE) and the Government, along with some judges and large media houses in Spain began a campaign to …