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Originally Posted by Dirty
That's what I've been seeing in this thread. That's sad to hear. He should never be free again, maybe Norway will take a look at their sentencing guidelines/laws after something like this. I doubt it, but I hope they do.
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It is correct that the maximum determinate penalty is 21 years, but it is still possible to receive lifetime imprisonment by a penalty called containment (forvaring in Norwegian). If the prisoner is still considered a danger to society and likely to commit more crimes after serving his original sentence, the prisoner gets five years additional containment. And then five more years, five more years etc.
Finding the right words is difficult for me. The bombing and massacre saddens me deeply but still I can't even imagine how it must be for the victims and the people who lost their loved ones. I'm confused and frightened: I honestly didn't believe there could exist so much evil and hate in a person. It's inhuman, impossible. But is still happened.
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Originally Posted by tore
The aftermath of what happened has been wonderful and honestly quite moving. I've yet to see any cries for vengeance. Instead of focusing on how to punish this man, people seem more focused on helping and supporting eachother. Even if the tragedy has caused tremendous sorrow, it has also roused great compassion, love and care for one another in a way that warms my heart. Both the people and the politicians here have dealt with it in a most dignified way and no doubt the reaction to what was done will be more democracy and greater political participation against that kind of extremist ideology.
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I very much agree. I'm proud of how Norway as a nation has handled and responded to this tragedy.
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Originally Posted by tore
Still, all is not well. There is one thing that shames me and that is that just after the bombing before there were any explanations, a lot of people assumed that it was extremist muslims who were behind it. Sensationalist media, also international media, no doubt played a role in this. In the first hours after the tragedy, there were quite a few muslims who feared for their and their children's future in Norway and there were people who threw racist and offensive comments after immigrants after the explosion. I hope the people who did this have taken some time to reflect on that now and hopefully the tragedy will help bring us all closer together, regardless of religion, cultural background or the colour of our skin.
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I can't help but feel slightly relieved that this wasn't an extremist muslim attack. The degree of discrimination and prejudices towards foreigners it would have caused is a frightening thought.