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All the barbarism, societal regression and cruelty aside, I don't even think it's much of a deterrent seeing how the guy is an Islamist and their whole thing is martyrdom for their beliefs... If anything, it's giving him more exposure and setting an example for fellow extremists to follow.

people commit homocide out of revenge, anger, or hatred knowing that the worst won't happen to them. maybe you think it's unpleasant or it hurts your feelings, but some people need deterrents.

you do not seem to be on the side of the victim.

The above comment seems to have gone completely over your head. Islamists want to be martyrs, publicizing their martyrdom is publicizing their glory as defined by their ideology.

With that in mind, this is not deterrence, it is encouraging more Islamist attacks. I'm not going to engage in silly framings of "siding", but I will point out that you are arguing the Islamists' case by advocating for state propaganda in their favor.

Impressive twisting of words. You should go into politics.

Yeah. I can't wait for the public execution of Hesgeth, war criminal, and Trump, traitor to the constitution he swore to obey, and every congressman and senator who didn't vote to impeach him and are therefore complicit. Add also everyone complicit in the "Iraq has WMD" lie and John Yoo who wrote the legal brief that made torture legal.

Now look at Trump's pardon list and tell me what is being encouraged here.

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